| 释义 | n.地方自治;地方政府(机构)网络当地政府;在地方政府谋职;地方政府部门
 | 1. | [u] 地方自治the system of government of a town or an area by elected representatives of the people who live there | 
| 2. | [c] 地方政府(机构)the organization that is responsible for the government of a local area and for providing services, etc. | 
|  | state and local governments 国家和地方政府 | 
| n. | 1. the government of a town, city, county, or region at a local level by locally elected politicians2. an organization of people, most of whom are elected, that governs an area smaller than a state, usually a county, district, or town3. the organizations that provide public services in a particular town or area, controlled by officials chosen in local elections | 
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