See Also: local authority(dictionary)
authority(dictionary)
AUTHORITY, government(law)
Certificate Of Authority(law)
Budget authority(finance)
Authority bond(finance)
Budget authority(money)
Authority bond(money)
authority figure(medicine)
Civil Aviation Authority, the(dictionary)

local authority (oh)



n [C also + plural verb ] BrE
the group of people responsible for the government of a particular area, town, or city in the UK
American Equivalent: local government
::Central government is trying to stop local authorities overspending.