local authority

英 ['ləʊkəl ɔː'θɒrɪti] 美 ['loʊkəl ə'θɔːrɪti]

• n. 地方当局；地方政权

英英释义

Noun:

1. an administrative unit of local government

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A court can give directions to a local authority.
   法院能向地方当局发指示。
2. He's in the care of the local authority.
   他归地方当局管。
3. A local authority derives its powers from statutory authority.
   地方政权从法定权限中得到它的权力。
4. It was decomposing into many small local authorities.
   它正分解成许多小的地方政权。