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local authority
noun
an administrative unit of local government
Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority

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local authority noun
The elected body for local government, eg town council, county council
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Main Entry:local

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local authority UK US noun [countable] [singular local authority plural local authorities] british
in the UK, the organization in a particular area or city that is responsible for providing public services
Thesaurus: government departments and public bodieshyponym

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local authority,
British. an elected body for the administration of local affairs in a town, county, or other district.

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noun, pl ⋯ -ties [count]
Brit : an organization that is in charge of the public services for a community

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ˌlocal auˈthority [local authority] noun (BrE)
the organization which is responsible for the government of an area in Britain

Useful english dictionary. 2012.