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local
Adjective
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Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.
We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.
local
Noun
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A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.
They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.
authority
Noun
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To have authority means to have the power to make a decision.
This judge has the authority to throw you in jail.
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If you are an authority on something, many people think you know very, very much about it.
The Pope is the highest authority in the Catholic church.
finances
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noun
(= funds)
assets in the form of money