Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Local Government

Smallest political subdivisions within a country at which general governmental functions are carried-out.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Smallest political subdivisions within a country at which general governmental functions are carried-out.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Government, Local
  • City Government
  • County Government
  • Metropolitan Government
  • Municipal Government
  • Government, City
  • Government, County
  • Government, Metropolitan
  • Government, Municipal

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

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Indexing Annotation

specify geography

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History Note

1999; was MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT 1966-1998

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.409w.700w
  2. N03w.540w.348w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Local Government. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009111. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009111
  2. Local Government. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government
  3. Local Government. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6501447