Meaning

1 senses
  1. An administrative body in local government, such as a city council.

    an administrative unit of local government

Examples

10 sentences
  1. I'm the local authority here.

    ruЯ здесь представитель власти. — Ooneykcall

  2. States and local authorities had seldom pursued prosecution in lynchings.

  3. Tom's mobile slaughterhouse was quickly shut down by the local authorities.

  4. Mary was hired to liaise with local authorities during the construction phase.

  5. To control the propagation of heather in the area, local authorities released heather beetles.

Forms

plural: local authorities

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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