local government
Definitions
General English
- noun organisations dealing with the matters of small areas of the country, such as towns and counties
General Science
- noun government of a specific area of a country by locally elected politicians
Accounting
- noun elected authorities and administrative organisations which deal with the affairs of small areas of a country
Politics
- noun administration and politics at the level below national government, e.g. county and borough councils
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