local government
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As well as a mayor, or local government figure, the regional bodies could consist of an independent chair, experts, and representatives to cover affected sectors like transport and agriculture.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it yesterday," the local government official told AFP, referring to an island also known as Perim.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Trade Representative’s office to remove Canadian firms from the agency’s so-called Multiple Award Schedules, which connect federal, state and local government agencies with suppliers of a wide variety of products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
After last year’s surge, executives urged local government officials to liaise with their Chinese counterparts across the border to help install early-warning instruments upstream that could save lives, but achieved no breakthrough, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The emissary addressed the question to Yee, the local government official at whose home he had spent the night.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
