metropolitan district
Britishnoun
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In England, providing adult social care is the responsibility of unitary authorities, metropolitan district councils, county councils and London borough councils.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
About 1,650 seats will be contested on 14 county councils, eight unitary authorities, one metropolitan district and in the Isles of Scilly.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
About 1,650 seats will be contested on 14 county councils, eight unitary authorities, one metropolitan district, and in the the Isles of Scilly.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
The judge's decision was an official response to a two-year-old suit brought by the city of Quincy against the metropolitan district commission and the Boston water and sewage commission.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Court or Government language is that spoken in Peking and the metropolitan district, and is the language of official communication throughout the country.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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