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.
- swing the banjo
- swing the lead
- mendelevium
- Mendel, Gregor Johann
- Mendelian
- Mendelianism
- Mendelian ratio
- Mendelise
- Mendelism
- Mendelist
- Mendelize
- Mendelizing
- Mendelssohn, Felix
- Mendelssohnian
- mender
- Menderes
- mendicancy
- mendicant
- mendicity
- mending
- Mendip Hills
- mendipite
- Mendlesham chair
- Mendocino
- mend (one's) fences