ward

noun [C] (CITY AREA)

/wɔːd/

/wɔːrd/

Definition

› (in many countries) one of the areas into which a city or town is divided, having its own elected political representative or its own organizations for managing servicesLocal government and politicsAreas in towns and citiesElections

(Definition of ward noun (CITY AREA) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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