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
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Most of the money would go to state and local governments to address the nation’s addiction and overdose crisis, but potentially more than $850 million would go directly to individual victims.
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Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Democrats criticized part of that bill that could lead to the governor’s Office of Policy and Budget reviewing the budgets of local governments.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Many of the bags were filled with domestic waste, dumped between 2010 and 2015 after the local government banned trash burning but did not implement any waste removal alternatives.
—Karla Cripps, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Our challenges and solutions will not be the same — but they must be addressed by local government and local voters, not Tallahassee.
—Dori Howington, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
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Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Democrats criticized part of that bill that could lead to the governor’s Office of Policy and Budget reviewing the budgets of local governments.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Many of the bags were filled with domestic waste, dumped between 2010 and 2015 after the local government banned trash burning but did not implement any waste removal alternatives.
—Karla Cripps, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Our challenges and solutions will not be the same — but they must be addressed by local government and local voters, not Tallahassee.
—Dori Howington, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
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“Local government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20government. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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