柯林斯詞典local authority (local authorities) 1. N-COUNT A local authority is an organization that is officially responsible for all the public services and facilities in a particular area. 地方儅侷[英國英語] 返回 local authority劍橋詞典the group of people who govern an area , especially a city (尤指琯理城市的)地方儅侷 返回 local authority