local authority

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

In September, a court in Liverpool heard that unregistered children's homes were demanding up to £20,000 per child a week from a local authority.

From BBC

Ms Burrows wants local authorities to do more - saying children are "slipping through the net".

From BBC