statewide

Throughout the commonwealth

Statewide means extending throughout or applying to an entire state: a statewide ban on smoking, a statewide election, statewide testing.

The word functions as both adjective and adverb: The policy applies statewide.

It parallels formations like nationwide, citywide, and worldwide.

political

election

Organized public voting

ballot · referendum · primary · senate · assembly · constituents · partisan · bipartisan · caucus · delegates

geographic

regional

Relating to an area

nationwide · provincial · contiguous · boundary · zone · district · territory · extent · area · sector

legal

courts

Judicial bodies or playing areas

statutes · regulations · prosecution · appellate · jurisdiction · authority · mandates · codes · decrees · litigation

scope

comprehensive

Including all elements

inclusive · universal · sweeping · all-encompassing · thorough · complete · total · full-scale · systematic · pervasive

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geographic scope

statewidelocal

Of this area

citywide · countywide · municipal · regional · nationwide

comprehensiveness of coverage

statewidepartial

Favoring one side

limited · selective · localized · restricted · noncomprehensive

Family

state, wide, estate, statement, states, stately, interstate, statesman, statesmanship

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