government of the affairs of counties, towns, etc, by locally elected political bodies - the US equivalent of local authority
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lo′cal gov′ernment,
- Governmentthe administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
- Governmentthe governing body of a town or district.
- 1835–45
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'local government' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Biafra
- Borders Region
- Central Region
- DTLR
- Grampian Region
- Ikeja
- Lothian Region
- Owerri
- Six Counties
- South Ossetia
- Strathclyde Region
- Tayside Region
- UNISON
- Watch Committee
- Webb
- ballot paper
- block grant
- burgh
- code
- community
- community college
- county
- county borough
- defederalize
- deme
- devolution
- local loan
- metropolitan county
- metropolitan district
- municipal
- municipality
- ombudsman
- parish
- project note
- public utility
- rate
- ratepayer
- special assessment
- town
- township
- unitary authority