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local authority

 
 
noun [C] UK GOVERNMENT

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› an official organization that is responsible for governing an area of the country: Kathryn works as a population researcher for a local authority.local authority funding/housing/services A recent survey found that almost a third of the population is unhappy with local authority services.
(Definition of local authority noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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