local governance
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈloʊkəl ˈɡʌvərnəns/
:
gobernanza local
- The mayor emphasized the importance of transparency in local governance to build trust with residents.
- improve local governance
Examples
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A clear way to see this result is to observe the daily dynamics of local governance of Black citizens in the Jim Crow South.
Academic text (2017) -
Currently, she is focused on promoting a model for increased effectiveness of local governance through citizen participation.
Academic text (2010) -
Furthermore, the combined force of the agencies acting in concert has a greater impact within local governance than a single agency operating alone.
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The best of both worlds has the chance to flower: local governance and total participation in world trade.
Blog text (28) -
State constitutions thus remain documents of essentially local governance.
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But nowhere have direct popular elections been incorporated into the government's formula for improving local governance.
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In Manzano, this was a key element of local governance and the reproduction of local power relations.
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Both the UP and Karnataka case studies point to serious aberrations regarding local governance.
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The local governance role of districts and school boards would become cumbersome, if not obsolete.
Academic text (1992) -
Mobilized by the SWF, women stepped into the male space and became managers of local governance and community service in socialist China.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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2.7
People who run a town or city and provide local services
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4.4
A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
51
3.4
A group that runs public services for a town or area
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3.7
A local group of people who run a city or town
Antonyms
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjectival modification: 'local' (pertaining to a particular area) modifies 'governance' (arrangements for directing institutions), so the combined meaning—administration at the local level—is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Local governance comes from the simple picture of people who live nearby, the local community, meeting in a town hall to choose leaders and make rules. These meetings show how the community 'manages' or 'runs' its services, which is the idea of governance, so local governance today means 'the management of local government'.