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Local Government Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| local | the area around you |
| government | the people who run the city or community |
| mayor | the elected head, or leader, of the city government |
| city administrator | carries out the city's business as a full-time job |
| city council | group of elected people who make the laws for the city |
| town meeting | a yearly gathering of town citizens to discuss and vote on community laws, rules, and other issues |
| decisions | the act of choosing one thing rather than another |
| charter government | creates its own style of local government |
| pledge | words people say promising to be loyal to the country |
| vote | the right to express a choice in or as in an election |
| New England | the Northeast part of the U.S. where town meetings are held |
| service | work done for others |
| citizen | a person who is an official member of a political body, such as a country |
| community | a group of people living in one area |
| provide | to supply or give |