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local government

Local government is defined as the people who have the authority to make decisions or pass laws in a small geographic area near to them.

(noun)

An example of local government is the town council.

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See local government in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. government of the affairs of a town, district, etc. by the people living there
  2. the people chosen to administer this government

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