Phrase guide

local government

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A government lower than the central government of a country covering only a part of it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the government of a local area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: government, authorities, regime

Narrower terms: municipal government, town meeting

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: স্থানীয় সরকার (sthaniẏo śorkar) — government covering a part of the country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地方政府 (dìfāng zhèngfǔ) — government covering a part of the country
  • Finnish: paikallishallinto — government covering a part of the country
  • Georgian: ადგილობრივი მთავრობა (adgilobrivi mtavroba) — government covering a part of the country
  • German: lokale Regierung — government covering a part of the country
  • Greek: τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση (topikí aftodioíkisi) — government covering a part of the country
  • Japanese: 地方公共団体 (chihō kōkyō dantai) — government covering a part of the country
  • Japanese: 地方自治 (chihō jichi) — government covering a part of the country
  • Malayalam: തദ്ദേശ ഭരണകൂടം (taddēśa bharaṇakūṭaṁ) — government covering a part of the country
  • Polish: samorząd — government covering a part of the country
  • Russian: ме́стное самоуправле́ние (méstnoje samoupravlénije) — government covering a part of the country
  • Russian: ме́стная власть (méstnaja vlastʹ) — government covering a part of the country
  • Swahili: serikali ya mtaa — government covering a part of the country
  • Turkish: yerel yönetim — government covering a part of the country