multistate

[muhl-ti-steyt]

adjective

1. of or operating in several states of a nation.

   a multistate corporation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multistate¹

First recorded in 1940–45; multi- + state

Example Sentences

She passed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam, commonly known as the “baby bar,” in 2021.

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Bonta, in a multistate lawsuit, successfully protected that money, which schools need this year to help migrant children and English learners, train teachers, buy new technology and pay for before- and after-school programs, among other uses.

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In 2022, he joined a small group of conservative attorneys general in withdrawing from the National Association of Attorneys General, a bipartisan group that had long coordinated multistate investigations in cases against industries ranging from tobacco to opioids.

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Toth, the retired head of the national AGs association, traced the shift in how state attorneys general act to the 1998 multistate settlement with the tobacco industry, when nearly every state joined a landmark deal that required cigarette makers to pay more than $200 billion, curb advertising aimed at children and fund anti-smoking campaigns.

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He, along with his Republican allies, redrew the lines as the opening salvo to a multistate redistricting plan aimed at accumulating power for his party in states across the country.

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