local authority

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local authority

noun local authorities

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.

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@misc{local_authority_2026,
  title = {local authority},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/local%20authority},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}