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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

स्थानीय सरकार

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sthaniya sarkar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Local Government/ˈloʊ.kəl ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"स्थानीय सरकार नागरिकों को बुनियादी सुविधाएं प्रदान करती है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The administration of a particular locality by a body of elected officials given that function under the legislation of the state.

    "Local government is responsible for providing essential public services such as waste collection and road maintenance."
  2. 2

    The governing body of a municipality or county.

    "The local government passed a new ordinance regarding community zoning laws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'localis' (pertaining to a place), combined with the Old French 'gouvernement' and ultimately the Greek 'kyubernan' (to steer or pilot). The term evolved in modern political science to denote the lowest tier of public administration within a particular sovereign state.

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