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local government

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noun
  1. the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
  2. the governing body of a town or district.
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Origin of local government

First recorded in 1835–45
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municipality
British Dictionary definitions for local government

local government

noun
  1. government of the affairs of counties, towns, etc, by locally elected political bodies
  2. the US equivalent of local authority
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