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local authority
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit and NZ the governing body of a county, district, etc. US equivalent local government
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Noun1.local authoritylocal authority - an administrative unit of local government
bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Translations
local authority n → autorità f inv locale
local education authority → provveditorato agli studi
local health authority → unità f inv sanitaria locale
local authority n → autorità f inv locale
local education authority → provveditorato agli studi
local health authority → unità f inv sanitaria locale


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We will uphold the constitution that protects human and civil rights," Inunza explained, "and use local authority to provide service to all of our residents," regardless of immigration status.
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Left over from successive developer and local authority machinations, the site, in the Moto-Azabu district, was still too valuable to waste.
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