local authority
noun
British
: an organization that is in charge of the public services for a community
Examples of local authority in a Sentence
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Critics have accused the administration of overreach and undermining local authority.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Last year, the local authority of Buckinghamshire, England, denied planning permission for proposals to build a new 90-megawatt data center on green belt land.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
There is, however, disagreement among conservatives about whether Trump is overreaching — intruding into a matter that should be left to more local authority.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
And now, after years of battling the local authority in court to retrieve the hard drive, Howells has come up with a new plan: to simply buy the landfill.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
California voters will also decide on 10 statewide ballot measures ranging from expanding local authority to enact rent control to allowing felony charges for and longer sentences for possession of certain drugs.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
The state should not take away local authority from municipalities.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
At the heart of the case is local authority and what gives the state the right to interfere.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Officials have instructed the local authority that runs the port to ensure that the ship does not pump any waste into the harbor.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Last year, the local authority of Buckinghamshire, England, denied planning permission for proposals to build a new 90-megawatt data center on green belt land.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
There is, however, disagreement among conservatives about whether Trump is overreaching — intruding into a matter that should be left to more local authority.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
And now, after years of battling the local authority in court to retrieve the hard drive, Howells has come up with a new plan: to simply buy the landfill.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
California voters will also decide on 10 statewide ballot measures ranging from expanding local authority to enact rent control to allowing felony charges for and longer sentences for possession of certain drugs.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
The state should not take away local authority from municipalities.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
At the heart of the case is local authority and what gives the state the right to interfere.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Officials have instructed the local authority that runs the port to ensure that the ship does not pump any waste into the harbor.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Local authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20authority. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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