Both Uses of
jurisdiction
in
Fast Food Nation
- 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
Definition:
the authority to make decisions or apply the law; or the territory subject to such authority