Akademik

an administrative unit of local government

local authority noun

The elected body for local government, eg town council, county council

Main Entry: ↑local

local authority UK US noun [countable] [singular local authority plural local authorities] british

in the UK, the organization in a particular area or city that is responsible for providing public services

Thesaurus: government departments and public bodies_hyponym

local authority,

British. an elected body for the administration of local affairs in a town, county, or other district.

noun, pl ⋯ -ties [count]

Brit : an organization that is in charge of the public services for a community

ˌlocal auˈthority [local authority] noun (BrE)

the organization which is responsible for the government of an area in Britain