local boards
Neighborhood governing bodies
Local boards are governing or advisory bodies with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area, typically subordinate to larger regional or national organizations.
They handle matters like zoning, education, or draft selection: The local board approved the building permit.
During wartime conscription, local boards determined who would be called to serve.
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- votersThose who cast ballots
- ballotsVoting forms
- voting precinctsElectoral subdivision boundaries
- councilsDeliberative governing bodies
rule · communities · districts · town council · committees · municipal council · citizen participation · representations · regulations · public hearings · community input · parish councils · planning commission · village councils · managements · civic engagement · neighborhood watch · zoning regulations
- decentralizationdecentralized, distribute, spread, disperse, scatter
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- regulatory boardsregulatory bodies, state bar, certification bodies, law society, planning commission
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- boardsblackboard, whiteboard, chalkboard, clipboard, chessboard
- school districtsschool district, school districts, district office, superintendents, district offices
local boardsfederal agencies
National-level administrative organizations
national government · federal government · central government · national agencies · national authorities
local boardsglobal organizations
Bodies with worldwide membership
multinational corporations · national headquarters · central administration · umbrella organizations
local, boards, locale, locality, locally, localize, localized, localization, localizing