local governments
County and town authorities
Local governments are the administrative bodies that govern cities, towns, counties, and other subdivisions within a larger state or nation.
They typically handle matters closest to residents—zoning, public schools, police and fire services, local roads, and property taxes.
The local government approved a new recycling program.
The structure varies widely: some areas have mayors and city councils, others have county commissioners or town meetings.
- municipalitiesSelf-governing local districts
- public servicesGovernment-provided community necessities
- garbage collectionScheduled waste removal service
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- boroughAdministrative town or district
ordinance · municipal councils · home rule · parish · selectmen · zoning · prefectures · decentralization · township · bylaws · building codes · council · public hearing · mayor · county · school boards · charter · constituents
- subdivisionscounty, province, state, region, district
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
- US Governmentexecutive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, Congress, House
- river cleanupplastic waste, volunteers, water testing, oil spills, booms
- financial entitiesbanks, corporations, companies, institutions, credit unions
local governmentsfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
national government · central government · international organizations · world government · imperial government
local governmentscentralized government
Authority held by one body
centralized authority · central administration · federal bureaucracy · central planning · autocracy
local governmentsprivate sector
Economy outside government control
multinational corporations · private enterprise · corporations · commercial interests · NGOs
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