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local authority

British

noun

US equivalent: local government. the governing body of a county, district, etc

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Sigma Trust, which runs both schools, declined to comment and referred the BBC back to the local authority.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Plaid Cymru said "there are so many unanswered questions that it's no surprise that not a single local authority has supported the proposal".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Aside from council tax, about a third of local authority funding comes from central government grants, with the rest raised from business rates.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"Walking the tightrope of providing guidance to residents and recovering council tax arrears to fund essential local authority services is no doubt difficult," it said in its report called Clear, Fair, Understandable.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

About ten o'clock he announced his intention of going ashore, in order, he said, that he might confer with a certain local authority regarding their proposed departure for the south next day.

From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy

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