Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

local authority

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
lo-cal au-thor-i-ty
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative body in local government, such as a city council.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

local authorities (plural)

Questions

What does local authority mean?
An administrative body in local government, such as a city council.

How to pronounce local authority

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