Definitions

local government

NOUN

government of a locality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

municipality

WEAK

city government town government

Example Sentences

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At one of the proposed sites, farmers like Pyla Kondamma who have grown mangoes and cashews for 50 years are being forced out by the local government to make room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"It's very difficult, it is breaking my heart to wait for something uncertain," 47-year-old Casilao said, crying as she recounted how she slept alone at a local government building overnight Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

It has already announced plans to scrap library reservation charges and threatened legal action to stop local government reorganisation.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Rayner quit as deputy PM and housing, communities and local government minister after an investigation found she had breached the ministerial code over the purchase of a flat in southern England.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

They ran the schools and the local government.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman