local authority

noun

1. the governing body of a county, district, etc US equivalentlocal government

Example Sentences

The US State Department said it was "closely monitoring" the situation with regards to the American victim, adding that it was up to local authorities to determine the cause of death.

From BBC

He also accused the Home Office of a “total lack of transparency”, saying local authorities were not being consulted.

From BBC

Trump has called for cutting regulations that make it more difficult to build, but many of those rules are the domain of local authorities, giving the federal government limited options to change course, Fairweather said.

From Los Angeles Times

With special schools also at capacity, the education consultant said local authorities were being forced to pay for costly independent schools.

From BBC

Swansea council electrician Thomas Mainwaring said the local authority’s homes were fitted with hard-wired smoke alarms and were connected to a lighting circuit.

From BBC