local government
noun [C or U] GOVERNMENTDefinition
› the control and organization of towns and small areas by an elected organization, or the organization itself: She is now running her own consultancy business after a career in local government. State law bans local governments from charging development fees for schools.
(Definition of local government noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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