Local authority
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An administrative body in local government, such as a city council.
"Some preliminary legal arrangements were made, but the scheme proceeded no further, as the various local authorities concerned were unwilling to speculate public funds on what was, even at that date, a will o' the wisp."
- 2 an administrative unit of local government wordnet
Example
More examples"Some preliminary legal arrangements were made, but the scheme proceeded no further, as the various local authorities concerned were unwilling to speculate public funds on what was, even at that date, a will o' the wisp."