local government
noun
: 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
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But the byzantine structure of local government in Illinois has largely stayed the same since then.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover some of the bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official who asked not to be named told Reuters.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Mitigating The Risk Of Falling Victim To The CAPTCHA Cyber Attack
OK, so the most important point to be made here is that the cyber attack campaign in question appears to be highly targeted at local government workers in Ukraine.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The last time it was shot down, lawmakers said that the local governments were not contributing enough funding to the project.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover some of the bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official who asked not to be named told Reuters.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Mitigating The Risk Of Falling Victim To The CAPTCHA Cyber Attack
OK, so the most important point to be made here is that the cyber attack campaign in question appears to be highly targeted at local government workers in Ukraine.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The last time it was shot down, lawmakers said that the local governments were not contributing enough funding to the project.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Local government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20government. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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