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local authorities

local authorities is the plural of local authority.

Meaning of local authority

Noun

local authority (plural local authorities)

  1. An administrative body in local government, such as a city council.
    • Some preliminary legal arrangements were made, but the scheme proceeded no further, as the various local authorities concerned were unwilling to speculate public funds on what was, even at that date, a will o' the wisp.1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 345

Questions about local authorities

What is local authorities the plural of?
Local authorities is the plural of local authority.

Words near local authorities in the dictionary

  1. local area network
  2. local area networks
  3. Local Arm
  4. local attraction
  5. local attractions
  6. local authorities
  7. local authority
  8. local batteries
  9. local battery
  10. local board
  11. local boards

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