Meanings
nounlocal government (countable and uncountable, plural local governments)
plural local governments
- countableuncountableA government lower than the central government of a country covering only a part of it.
Translations
Bengali স্থানীয় সরকার
- স্থানীয় সরকার (sthaniẏo śorkar)government covering a part of the country
Chinese Mandarin 地方政府
- 地方政府 (dìfāng zhèngfǔ)government covering a part of the country
Finnish paikallishallinto
- paikallishallintogovernment covering a part of the country
German lokale Regierung
- lokale Regierunggovernment covering a part of the country
Greek τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση
- τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση (topikí aftodioíkisi)government covering a part of the country
Japanese 地方公共団体, 地方自治
- 地方公共団体 (chihō kōkyō dantai)government covering a part of the country
- 地方自治 (chihō jichi)government covering a part of the country
Polish samorząd
- samorządgovernment covering a part of the country
Russian ме́стное самоуправле́ние, ме́стная власть
- ме́стное самоуправле́ние (méstnoje samoupravlénije)government covering a part of the country
- ме́стная власть (méstnaja vlastʹ)government covering a part of the country
Swahili serikali ya mtaa
- serikali ya mtaagovernment covering a part of the country
Turkish yerel yönetim
- yerel yönetimgovernment covering a part of the country
Cite this entry
APA
local government. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20government
MLA
“local government.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20government. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “local government,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20government.
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