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| board of education |
an appointed or elected group that supervises one or several school systems at the town, city, county, or state level; school board. |
| board of health |
a department of municipal, county, or state government that supervises public health and sanitation. |
| Chester White |
a kind of large white hog first bred in Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
| Co.2 |
abbreviation of "County," a subdivision of a U.S. state for purposes of local administration and government (used in a proper name). [2 definitions] |
| county |
the inhabitants of a county. [1/3 definitions] |
| county seat |
the city or town in which the government of a county resides. |
| Cumberland |
a county in England. [1/2 definitions] |
| intercounty |
combined form of county. |
| J.P. |
abbreviation of "Justice of the Peace," the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
| justice of the peace |
the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
| multicounty |
combined form of county. |
| noncounty |
combined form of county. |
| parish |
in Louisiana, a governmental and geographical unit similar to a county in other states. [1/2 definitions] |
| posse |
a group of citizens summoned by a county law enforcement official and given temporary legal authority to assist in law enforcement, as for pursuit of a criminal. [1/2 definitions] |
| prosecutor |
an attorney who prosecutes, esp. when serving as an official of a county, district, or other government entity; prosecuting attorney. [1/2 definitions] |
| sheriff |
the chief law-enforcement official of a county or similar governmental unit. [1/2 definitions] |
| shire |
in Great Britain, a territorial administrative division; county. |
| Stanislaus |
a county in California named after the Stanislaus River. [1/2 definitions] |
| subcounty |
combined form of county. |
| township |
a subdivision of a county, usu. having some authority for local government. |
| twp. |
abbreviation of "township," a subdivision of a county, usu. having some authority for local government. |
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