local government

/ˌloʊkəl gəvər(n)mənt/
/ˈlʌʊkəl ˈgʌvənmɪnt/
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Other forms: local governments

Definitions of local government
  1. noun
    the government of a local area
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    types:
    municipal government
    the government of a municipality
    town meeting
    government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
    commission plan
    a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission
    type of:
    authorities, government, regime
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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