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🏛️ Between local governments 🤝 A shared agreement
interlocal

interlocal

8.1
A formal agreement between nearby towns and cities to share services
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈloʊkəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : acuerdo interlocal
  • The mayors signed an interlocal agreement to share resources for emergency services.

Examples

  • The other districts select directors through Act 7 Interlocal Agreements, which contain procedures for appointment and removal.

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  • Through the interlocal partnership, the cities collaborated on waste management solutions.

  • The county implemented an interlocal contract to improve public transportation between neighboring municipalities.

Antonyms

disagreement
268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

How Formal

interlocal
  • Formal
8.1
contract
∞ 2.8
written agreement
  • Formal
3 2.7
handshake
117 1.0

Surface Forms

interlocal singular
interlocals plural

Morphology

interlocal = interlocal (semi-transparent) = inter + local

The noun is a nominalized, specialized use of the adjective, so the form is clear but the agreement sense is a lexicalized administrative term.

Etymology

Interlocal comes from the parts inter- ('between') and local ('place' or 'community'), like in interstate, and is used for a formal agreement 'between' local governments; think of it as a 'partnership' or 'handshake' between neighbouring towns.