Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...
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Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath...
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Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...
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Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and...
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Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils. The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible...
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Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Irish: An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland...
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Nigeria has 768 and 6 Area Councils local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the...
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This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified...
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Local government in the Bahamas exists at two levels: 32 districts and 41 towns. The boundaries of districts are defined by the First Schedule of The Bahamas...
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Local government law may refer to: Local Autonomy Law, a Japanese statute Local government in the United States Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 This...
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In the Philippines, local government is divided into three levels: provinces and independent cities, component cities and municipalities, and barangays...
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see: Local government in England Local government in Northern Ireland Local government in Scotland Local government in Wales For the history of local government...
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Local government in Northern Ireland is divided among 11 single-tier districts known as local government districts (abbreviated LGDs) and formerly known...
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A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country...
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Local government in Greater London, England takes place in two tiers; an upper tier and a lower tier. The upper tier authority is the Greater London Authority...
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Local government in Canada can be defined as all elected local authorities which are legally empowered to make decisions on behalf of its electors, excluding...
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of Local Government in Japan" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. Retrieved 6 September 2015. "The Organization of Local Government...
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extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1995. The Local Government Act 1995 also makes provision for regional local governments (referred to as "regional...
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that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland...
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Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses...
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Local government in the Isle of Man was formerly based on six sheadings, which were divided into seventeen parishes (today referred to as "ancient parishes")...
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organizations, such as state and provincial governments as well as local governments. The word government derives from the Greek verb κυβερνάω [kubernáo]...
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Interior and Local Government (DILG; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible...
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Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...
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The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland)...
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Local government in Nepal is the third level of government division in Nepal, which is administered by the provincial governments which in turn is beneath...
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Local government in Malaysia is the third tier of government, administered under states and federal territories which in turn are beneath the federal tier...
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Minister of State for Communities and Local Government was a cabinet-level position in the United Kingdom Government. It was created by Tony Blair in 2005...
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Pakistan is a federal republic with three tiers of government: national, provincial and local. Local government is protected by the constitution in Articles...
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Local Government Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
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