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local authority N Brit ADMIN

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local authority + vb sing ou pl

autorités fpl locales

local education authority, LEA N Brit + vb sing ou pl

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local education authority

administration locale qui gère les affaires scolaires

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I.authority [Brit ɔːˈθɒrɪti, Am əˈθɔrədi] N

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1. authority (power):

autorité f (over sur)

the authority of the state

l'autorité de l'État

to have the authority to do

être habilité à faire

to have no authority to do

n'avoir aucune autorité pour faire

to be in authority

occuper un poste de responsabilité

he will be reported to those in authority

son cas sera référé à qui de droit

who's in authority here?

qui commande ici?

to do sth on sb's authority

faire qc sous les ordres de qn

to be/act under sb's authority

être/agir sous les ordres de qn

on one's own authority

de son propre chef

2. authority (forcefulness, confidence):

to speak with authority

parler avec autorité

to lack authority person, performance:

manquer d'autorité

3. authority (permission):

to give sb (the) authority to do

autoriser qn à faire, donner à qn l'autorisation de faire

4. authority (organization):

6. authority (source of information):

what is your authority for these figures?

de quelles sources proviennent vos chiffres?

I have it on good authority that …

je sais de source sûre que …

II.authorities N

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I.local [Brit ˈləʊk(ə)l, Am ˈloʊk(ə)l] N inf

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1. local (resident):

personne f du pays

les gens mpl du pays

is he a local?

il est du coin?

2. local (pub):

pub m du quartier

3. local (cinema):

cinéma m du quartier

4. local MED:

anesthésique m local

5. local (newspaper):

journal m local

les journaux locaux

6. local (train):

II.local [Brit ˈləʊk(ə)l, Am ˈloʊk(ə)l] ADJ

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1. local (neighbourhood):

local church, doctor, library, shop

2. local (of the town):

local newspaper, office, hospital, transport

4. local (of a country):

local currency, language

5. local MED:

local pain, swelling

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authority <-ies> [ɔ:ˈθɒrətɪ, Am ə:ˈθɔ:rət̬ɪ] N

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1. authority no pl (right to control):

to be in authority

avoir l'autorité

to have authority over sb

avoir une autorité sur qn

2. authority no pl (permission):

I.local [ˈləʊkəl, Am ˈloʊ-] ADJ

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II.local [ˈləʊkəl, Am ˈloʊ-] N

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1. local pl (inhabitant of a place):

habitants mpl de la région

2. local Am (bus):

3. local Brit (neighborhood pub):

bistro m du coin

4. local Am (local branch of a trade union):

branche f syndicale locale

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It is the only secondary school in the local authority area that has a sixth form. en.wikipedia.org

He called on local authorities to cut spending and waste, and criticised the trade unions representing local authority staff for failure to support modernisation. en.wikipedia.org

They showed very well what a local authority could do. en.wikipedia.org

The administration of individual registration districts is the responsibility of "registrars" in the relevant local authority. en.wikipedia.org

During the repression period(19441957), deported nations were not allowed to change places without special permit taken from local authority. en.wikipedia.org

She has worked with the local authority to improve protection for teachers. en.wikipedia.org

This section also includes many changes to tenancy law, to the financing of local authority housing and to the handling of complaints. en.wikipedia.org

Waste management is co-ordinated by the local authority. en.wikipedia.org

He held various local authority posts mainly based around planning. en.wikipedia.org

After failing to offload the house onto a local authority, he decided to demolish it. en.wikipedia.org

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