local administrative unit

English

Noun

local administrative unit (plural local administrative units)

1. (administration, law) In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.

Synonyms

• (UK) district, ward
• (Ireland) county, city, electoral district
• municipality, community, county, canton, district, subregion, settlement
• LAU (abbreviation)

Translations

local administrative division in EU

• Finnish: paikallinen hallinnollinen yksikkö, LAU-taso; kunta (fi)