local authority
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Glasgow City Council said people were perhaps used to an event model where a city bids to host a Games and the local authority plays a leading role in organising it.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Once a formal request is made, the mayor would need to agree with Brent Council - the local authority - whether dispensation can be granted to stage the fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The parent council at Scotland's smallest secondary school has urged the local authority to reject plans for its closure.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The leader of a local authority has written to the government calling for it to take action after forever chemical contamination was uncovered at a former RAF air base.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
In order to complete the machinery for compulsion, the act directed that, in every district where there was no school board, a school attendance committee should be appointed by the local authority.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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