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
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Last year, the local government alerted them to looting that had been taking place near the northern Peruvian town of Zaña, according to a press release from the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 11 July 2024
Under the program’s guidelines, each site is at least 25 acres, is zoned for industrial use or has the support of the local government and either has utilities on site or a plan to get them there.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Jase talked to a woman at a local government auto theft task force in Lubbock County, Texas that does free etching.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 9 July 2024
Those shifts have generally been pushed by immigrant rights organizations, who have argued that people who are not citizens still pay taxes, are part of the community and should have a say in their local government.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2024
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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 11 July 2024
Under the program’s guidelines, each site is at least 25 acres, is zoned for industrial use or has the support of the local government and either has utilities on site or a plan to get them there.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Jase talked to a woman at a local government auto theft task force in Lubbock County, Texas that does free etching.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 9 July 2024
Those shifts have generally been pushed by immigrant rights organizations, who have argued that people who are not citizens still pay taxes, are part of the community and should have a say in their local government.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2024
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“Local government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20government. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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