local authority 
noun British
An administrative body in local government: you will need planning permission from your local authority [as modifier]: local authority housing...
- The Conservative governments bypassed local authorities in many policy fields.
- The government and local authorities use public money to campaign for their policies.
- The legislation does not insist local authorities or health boards must put resources into the area.
- fallacious
- fallaciously
- fallaciousness
- fallacy
- fallacy of composition
- fall afoul of
- fallalery
- Falla, Manuel de
- fall apart (or to pieces)
- fall at the first hurdle
- fallaway
- fall back
- fallback
- fall back on
- fallback position
- fall behind
- fall between two stools
- fall by the wayside
- Fall Classic
- fall down
- fallen
- fallen angel
- fallenness
- faller
- fallfish