local authority
Town or council
A local authority is a government body responsible for administering public services in a specific geographic area—a city, county, or district.
The term is primarily British: The local authority rejected the planning application.
Local authorities typically handle education, housing, roads, waste collection, and social services.
In American English, local government or municipality is more common.
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- city hallSeat of local government
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- municipalityLocal governing district
- parish councilElected local governance tier
district · jurisdiction · ward · governance · zoning · sanitation · bin collection · street lighting · noise complaint · mayor · licensing · taxation · municipal government · ratepayer · permits · ordinance · grants · housing benefit
- Thai governmentprovince, municipality, provincial governor, subdistrict, village
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- British Divisionscounty, borough, parish, district, shire
- council housingtenant, tenants, housing benefit, housing office, right to buy
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- subdivisionscounty, province, state, region, district
local authorityfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
national government · central government · state government · central authority · Westminster
local authorityprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private corporation · private sector · multinational corporation · private company · non-governmental organization
local authoritycentralized government
Authority held by one body
federal bureaucracy · autocracy · imperial government · colonial administration · dictatorship