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What (who) is -ward - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Ward, Thomas; Thomas Ward (disambiguation); Thomas Ward (congressman); Tommy Ward; Tommy Ward (footballer); Tom Ward (disambiguation)
-ward
(also -wards)
¦ suffix
1. (usu. -wards) (forming adverbs) towards the specified place or direction: homewards.
2. (usu. -ward) (forming adjectives) turned or tending towards: upward.
Origin
OE -weard, from a Gmc base meaning 'turn'.
-ward
·vi ·Alt. of -wards.
Ward (electoral subdivision)
![Cork]], Ireland, were defined in 1853 and last used for elections in 1914. The boundary ran down the middle of Castle Street, where nameplates remained in situ in 2022.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Castle Street Cork ward signs.png?width=200 "Cork]], Ireland, were defined in 1853 and last used for elections in 1914. The boundary ran down the middle of Castle Street, where nameplates remained in situ in 2022.")
SUBDIVISION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, USED FOR ELECTORAL PURPOSES
Ward (politics); Electoral ward; Ward (electoral area); Ward (subnational area); Ward (subnational division); Ward (electoral division); Ward (administrative division); Ward (subnational entity); Ward (political district); Ward (land division); Ward (division); City ward; City Ward; Municipal ward; Ward (country subdivision); Ward (council); Electoral Ward; Civil ward; Council ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.
Examples of use of -ward
1. The schools are Cleveland (Ward 1); Hyde (Ward 2); Mann, Hearst, Key and Janney (Ward 3); Barnard and Shepherd (Ward 4); Langdon and Noyes (Ward 5); and J.O.
2. "It is not achievable in transforming a ward into a single–sex ward.
3. She learned he was in Ward D of Jackson Memorial Hospital – the ward that houses criminals.
4. But when it came to ward to ward allotment, the talks failed.
5. Cheh (D–Ward 3), former Ward 5 council member Vincent B.