local authority

noun

British

: an organization that is in charge of the public services for a community

Examples of local authority in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the legislature has since acted to bolster local authority to regulate oil operations. — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Anyone can make a Prevent referral, to police or a local authority. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 June 2026

Reform recorded victories across the country, taking over Essex county council in the south, Havering – its first London local authority – and the northern English city of Sunderland. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 10 May 2026

The state also has the ability and will, under my administration, to increase local authority for permitting and planning since those representatives are more intimate with the needs and demands of that region within the state. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Rhymes for local authority

• exteriority
• inferiority
• superiority
• majority
• minority
• priority
• seniority
• sonority
• sorority