local authority
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Gironde local authority said early Monday that the fire had remained "broadly stable" overnight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
In England people can currently qualify for local authority financial support in a residential care home if all their assets - including their home - are worth less than £23,250.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A separate, smaller fire in a ravine near Valencia in the east meanwhile killed one person, the local authority in the affected town of Manises said on X, without giving further details.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The local authority celebrated a “great day for Peckham” when the verdict came out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If the child has left school—and under certain conditions a child can leave school at the age of twelve—it is not easy to see how the local authority can enforce these provisions.
From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Bray, Reginald Arthur
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