local government
nounDefinition of local government
: the government of a specific local area constituting a subdivision of a major political unit (such as a nation or state)
also
: the body of persons constituting such a government
Examples of local government in a Sentence
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That would include the nearly 2,000 lawsuits in federal court and the hundreds of other local government and state lawsuits filed in state courts. — Washington Post, "Opioid settlement would divide money based on local impact," 29 Aug. 2019 Lower exports, less government spending The biggest factor in the government's downward revision for the April-June quarter was a smaller gain in spending by state and local governments and fewer export sales. — CBS News, "U.S. economy slowed slightly in second quarter," 29 Aug. 2019 The Tribune Chronicle's Vindicator will include features familiar to Vindicator readers, including daily comics, Mahoning County obituaries, and coverage of local government and high school sports. — Mark Gillespie, Cincinnati.com, "Unusual deal keeps a shrinking Ohio city's newspaper going," 26 Aug. 2019 Another recent story revealed how lawmakers moonlighting as landlords passed a series of changes promoting their interests at the expense of renters, local governments and public safety. — George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Pulitzer winner Sam Roe adds to strength of Journal Sentinel's Wisconsin watchdog team," 22 Aug. 2019 Much of that coverage has been about new regulations passed by the legislature and how that will impact the industry, local governments and neighborhoods. — The Denver Post, "Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of Aug. 12-18," 18 Aug. 2019 For its low-income program, FPL partners with local governments and nonprofit organizations, social services agencies and the federal government to offer free services to reduce energy consumption. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "FPL program helps less than 1 percent of customers cut energy use," 16 Aug. 2019 The agency has underscored that the project came about after an unprecedented amount of public engagement and meetings, including coordinating with local governments and transit agencies since the early 2000s. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Houston’s $7 billion solution to gridlock is more highways," 5 Aug. 2019 The attack shared techniques used in the Ryuk ransomware strikes on a pair of Florida local governments and Georgia's Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the Courts last month. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Cybersecurity officials warn state and local agencies (again) to fend off ransomware," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'local government.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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