1 [U] (especially BrE) the system of government of a town or an area by elected representatives of the people who live there
2 [C] (AmE) the organization that is responsible for the government of a local area and for providing services, etc:
state and local governments
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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