local government

noun

: the government of a specific local area constituting a subdivision of a major political unit (such as a nation or state)

also : the body of persons constituting such a government

Examples of local government in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fossil fuel companies have argued that state and local governments like Boulder are seeking to use the courts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

My aims are to improve our quality of life on everything from affordability to traffic to public safety; to restore fiscal sanity to our public finances; and to end the brazen self-dealing that has become business as usual in local government. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

More recent carve-outs in the law also allow leaders to direct excess funds to infrastructure and local government. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The Local Taxes Limitation Amendment would increase the threshold to pass certain local government taxes from a simple majority — more than 50% — to two-thirds approval. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for local government

• antigovernment