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local government
noun
- the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
- the governing body of a town or district.
local government
noun
- government of the affairs of counties, towns, etc, by locally elected political bodies
- the US equivalent of local authority
Word History and Origins
Origin of local government1
Example Sentences
These are free lessons offered by a local government association.
But the reality is there are not many contests this year, not least because some have been postponed because of an imminent shake-up in local government structures in some places.
The second order directs every federal agency to ensure that payments to state and local governments do not “abet so-called ‘sanctuary’ policies that seek to shield illegal aliens from deportation.”
The law allows for them to be used for Westminster, the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Senedd and in most local government elections, where the conditions are satisfied.
At the House of Commons on Tuesday, Jim McMahon, housing, communities and local government minister, renewed calls for Unite to call off the strike.
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