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the authority to make decisions or apply the law; or the territory subject to such authority
- Today there is not a single elected official in Colorado Springs — or in El Paso County, the surrounding jurisdiction — who's a registered Democrat.p. 64.0
- The manufacture of frozen cheese pizzas is regulated by the FDA, but if a pizza has pepperoni on it, the USDA has food safety jurisdiction.p. 264.0
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