statewide
adjective
state·wide
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Definition of statewide
(Entry 1 of 2)
: affecting or extending throughout all parts of a state
statewide
adverbDefinition of statewide (Entry 2 of 2)
: throughout the state
Examples of statewide in a Sentence
Adjective
a statewide survey of votersRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Indiana lost over 100,000 manufacturing jobs in the last downturn, equal to nearly 4% of statewide employment. — The Economist, "Parts of America may already be facing recession," 31 Aug. 2019 The group has about 500 members statewide who pay their respects to veterans at funerals and memorial services. — Jerry Fallstrom, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida group’s Global War On Terrorism Wall honors vets who made ultimate sacrifice," 30 Aug. 2019 In 2016, for example, there were only 12 ballot challenges in statewide, legislative and federal races, according to the secretary of state. — Alison Steinbach, azcentral, "Voter signature fraud allegations hit unprecedented levels in Arizona campaigns," 22 June 2018 Not everyone likes that plan, including the UAA, UAF and UAS chancellors who want to keep the universities separately accredited and have the budget cuts distributed between them and statewide administration. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "Gov. Dunleavy and a key University of Alaska leader signed a 3-year compact. What does it mean, and what happens now?," 16 Aug. 2019 Farnan said, calculating that Hickenlooper’s outsized name recognition and statewide appeal would trounce any of the other dozen candidates, of which more than half are women. — Nic Garcia, The Denver Post, "“A fight on his hands”: Democrats running for Senate unlikely to get out of Hickenlooper’s way," 16 Aug. 2019 The event at Coe College in Cedar Rapids will be hosted by One Iowa, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy group; The Gazette, a daily in Eastern Iowa; and The Advocate, an LGBTQ magazine. — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, "Biden, Castro among 2020 hopefuls to attend Iowa LGBTQ forum," 15 Aug. 2019 The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has scheduled a statewide test of the Minnesota Blue Alert System at 1:10 p.m. Thursday. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, "Minnesota testing ‘Blue Alert’ system on Thursday afternoon," 15 Aug. 2019 During the 2018 election cycle in Arizona, individuals could contribute up to $5,100 to statewide candidates. — Kyra Haas, azcentral, "Judge on short list for Arizona Supreme Court donated to Gov. Doug Ducey's election campaigns," 15 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Around 770,000 convictions statewide are eligible for expungement under the legal weed law passed by the legislature this year. Million-dollar question: The presidential race isn’t the only 2020 election bringing in big bucks to the state of Iowa. — cleveland.com, "Would the USMCA trade deal help farmers?: The Flyover," 28 Aug. 2019 The utility’s average rate is 20.06 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with an average 16.06 cents statewide and 10.48 cents nationally. — Judy Lin, The Mercury News, "How much could PG&E’s rates rise? What you need to know," 26 Aug. 2019 Dogs are rescued from shelters statewide and paired with prisoners who train them before they're adopted by people outside of prison. — Scottie Andrew, CNN, "For National Dog Day, meet the 2020 hopefuls running for America's First Pooch," 25 Aug. 2019 Almost 60 percent of nursing homes statewide — about 400 facilities — had been given more than a year to come into compliance, according to state data. — NBC News, "Hundreds of Florida nursing homes don't meet requirements ahead of Dorian," 30 Aug. 2019 The deal, which needs the approval of the Legislature in the next two weeks, would cap rent increases statewide at 5% plus inflation per year for the next decade, according to Newsom’s office. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsom and top California lawmakers strike a deal to cap rent increases," 30 Aug. 2019 Efforts to legalize them statewide have failed for two years in a row in the Arizona Legislature. — Stephanie Innes, azcentral, "Yavapai county investigating spike in new HIV cases," 30 Aug. 2019 But now the petition has a head start over the other, with about 25,000 signatures statewide. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "What legalizing recreational marijuana would mean for Florida," 30 Aug. 2019 California, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee have statewide free community-college programs, with Tennessee’s model lauded as a viable path for reducing higher-education costs. — Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Washington Post, "Maryland governor plans to sign free community college bill into law," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'statewide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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statewide
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of statewide
: including all parts of a U.S. state
See the full definition for statewide in the English Language Learners Dictionary