{
  "id": "locals-only.closed",
  "term": "locals only",
  "sense": "closed",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "published",
  "level": 16,
  "domain": "agency",
  "style": "folk",
  "definition": "A collective self that narrows its boundary to those from its own place, closing the place to others who come in.",
  "folk_gloss": "a place or amenity reserved for people who live nearby, excluding visitors",
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "collective-self.shared",
      "boundary.limit",
      "local.spatial",
      "close.spatial",
      "come.arrive",
      "narrow.spatial",
      "space.extent",
      "others.distinct-entities"
    ],
    "interaction": "The boundary of the group and the boundary of a place are made the same, so crossing into the place without being from it reads as crossing a wall.",
    "novel_properties": [
      "group edge fixed to a place edge",
      "use of a place kept for those from it"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "outsiders-coming-in.crossing",
      "type": "contrasts-with",
      "note": "outsiders coming in reports a crossing; locals only is the rule that closes it"
    },
    {
      "id": "citizens-first.ranked",
      "type": "contrasts-with",
      "note": "citizens first ranks; locals only excludes"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "local people only",
    "locals first",
    "locals only"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "claude-opus-5-5:hand-curated",
    "date": "2026-09-29",
    "confidence": 0.85,
    "sources": [
      "schema/power-agency-phase.md"
    ]
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-locals-only.closed"
}