local government
lowest tier of administration within a sovereign state
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Summary
local government is a form of government[1]. It draws 2,313 Wikipedia views per month (form of government category, ranking #44 of 143).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: local administration[3]
- Subclass of: government[4], council[5]
- Commons category: Local government[6]
- Said to be the same as: local self-government[7], municipality[8]
- Has part(s): Bezirksamt[9], municipal government[10], local authority[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Local government[12]
- Facet of: administrative territorial entity[13]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], New International Encyclopedia[16]
- Manifestation of: local self-government[17]
- Equivalent class: http://lemac.sgcb.mcu.es/Autoridades/LEMAC201220789/concept[18], http://dbpedia.org/resource/Local_government[19]
- Different from: local administration[20]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Cities[21]
Why It Matters
local government has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]