What does "local government" mean?

A government lower than the central government of a country covering only a part of it.

Local government

Common synonyms include: city, city council meeting, city government, city government post, city hall, city hall office.

noun

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Noun

1
A government lower than the central government of a country covering only a part of it. countable, uncountable
2
the government of a local area wordnet