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
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
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
For the purpose of carrying out these duties the local authority has the power of inspection, of declaring a building unfit for human habitation and of closing it by order.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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