Definition of local department Local department

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What does local department mean?

Noun
local department - a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government
		department of local government
		government department a department of government
		department of corrections, corrections the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
		fire department the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
		police department the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime