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department of local government

DEFINITIONS OF: department of local government

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n a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government

Synonyms:
local department
Types:
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corrections, department of corrections
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
fire department
the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
police department
the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
sanitation department
the department of local government responsible for collecting and disposing of garbage
fire brigade
British name for a fire department
Type of:
government department
a department of government
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