governmental subdivision

governmental subdivision
A public body, such as a county, town, township, city, village, or other municipal corporation, even a public corporation such as an irrigation district, created and vested with powers by the state. Platt Valley P. P. & I. Dist. v Lincoln County, 144 Neb 584, 14 NW2d 202, 155 ALR 412.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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