local politics
City hall affairs
Local politics refers to government and civic affairs at the municipal, county, or regional level—as opposed to state or national politics.
The phrase often carries connotations of accessibility or pettiness: accessible because ordinary citizens can attend city council meetings and influence zoning decisions; petty because disputes over parking regulations and school board seats can turn bitterly personal.
She got her start in local politics before running for Congress.
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- mayorElected head of municipality
- municipal governmentA city's administrative body
- smoke-filled roomSecret political negotiation venue
grassroots campaign · community organizer · town hall meetings · public hearing · mayoral office · school board · zoning laws · zoning board · property tax · precinct captain · ballot initiatives · campaign signs · petitions · civic associations · voter registration drives · election monitors · county commission · town clerk
- local newscommunity news, city council, zoning, community paper, crime reports
- civic lifevoting, civic engagement, civic responsibility, civic education, civic leader
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
- local communityneighbor, resident, town hall, city council, zoning
- local historytown history, village history, founding, settlement, legends
- Local Knowledgedialects, landmarks, native plants, regional cuisine, folk traditions
local politicsnational politics
Governance at country level
international politics · global politics · geopolitics · federal government · world affairs