local authority
noun/ˌləʊkl ɔːˈθɒrəti/
/ˌləʊkl əˈθɔːrəti/
(British English)- the organization that is responsible for the government of an area in the UKOxford Collocations DictionaryLocal authority is used before these nouns:
- grant
- housing
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