Definitions

local government

NOUN

government of a locality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

municipality

WEAK

city government town government

Example Sentences

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"Unfortunately, the brigade commander, Brigadier General O.O. Braimah, lost his life," Kaga local government chairman, Zannah Lawan Ajimi told AFP on the phone.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

National and local government will supply £35m of the £45m revamp cost, with the other £10m coming from the private sector.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Ministers had initially granted 30 councils to postpone their elections, in order to deliver a major reorganisation of local government.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Cilliers Brink, a Democratic Alliance politician who was mayor of Tshwane, the municipality that manages Hammanskraal, says a potential solution could be for the local government to buy its own tankers.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He was coaching some boys from Ugwu Agidi for the local government high-jump championships.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie