Local-Based Democracy

A reiteration of the Local Democracy principle, reinforcing the idea that the local unit isn't just one level among many, but the primary source of democratic legitimacy and power. Higher levels of governance are seen as service providers or coordinators for the local units, not rulers over them.

Example: The Swiss canton system, particularly in small cantons like Glarus and Appenzell Innerrhoden that still hold annual Landsgemeinde (open-air assemblies), exemplifies Local-Based Democracy. Cantons retain immense sovereignty, and the federal government’s power is constitutionally limited, preserving local primacy.

by Dumu The Void February 5, 2026

Local-Based Society

A governance philosophy and social model organized around the principle of subsidiarity: all decisions and powers should reside at the most local level possible. A "local-based society" views the neighborhood, town, or city as the primary and most legitimate scale of human organization. Higher levels of governance (county, region, nation) exist only to handle tasks explicitly beyond local capacity, and they derive their authority from the consent of the local units. This model seeks to maximize accountability, cultural specificity, and civic engagement by rooting power where people live their daily lives.

Example: Switzerland's cantonal system is a strong real-world approximation of a Local-Based Society. Cantons (and even communes within them) have immense autonomy over taxation, education, and law. The federal government's powers are constitutionally limited, preserving local sovereignty. This is why two neighboring Swiss villages can have radically different tax rates and school systems.

by Dumu The Void February 5, 2026

Local Sheep

An individual who appears innocent and pure but is secretly kinky and freaky. Seen typically with a blonde mullet, the local sheep tends to deny being one. Often seen calling other people the local sheep, they tend to project their own fetishes onto others.

Aren't you such a good boy? You're my local sheep

by Village Chief August 19, 2025

Local thug

A guy who is in charge of beating up people

Joe Mama: Local

Joe Wideers: Local who?
Internet Dude: Local Th--
Local thug appears and beats up Internet Dude

by Meshosnoz November 24, 2025

Local Assemblies and Local Communes

Scaled-up versions of neighborhood systems, encompassing a larger district like a village, town, or city ward. Local Assemblies are the sovereign decision-making bodies for that territory, potentially federating with other assemblies. Local Communes are the implementation of communist or anarchist principles at this scale, where the assembly collectively owns and manages major local resources (housing, utilities, workshops), abolishes private property in favor of usership, and organizes production for local need. They represent a vision of politics as a daily, participatory activity rather than a spectacle every few years.

Example: In a small de-industrialized town, the city council is corrupt and powerless. Citizens form a Local Assembly in the old union hall, open to all residents. It becomes the real governing body. They transition to a Local Commune by taking over a shuttered factory to run it co-operatively, converting empty homes into communal housing based on need, and creating a local currency for trade with other communes. The police are replaced by community peacekeepers accountable to the assembly. The commune becomes a self-sufficient, directly democratic cell. Local Assemblies and Local Communes.

by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026

billie eilish local

A person or specimen in which has little to no knowledge about “billy elish.”
A person or specimen in which listens/uses billie eilish for clout and popularity.

Savannah: you should watch me in a crown.
Nina: Its you should see me in a crown. You are such a billie eilish local.

by SmartboiLogan November 7, 2019

Horus_The_Local

Someone with a neck longer than a fucking giraffe

That horus_the_local's neck is so fucking long it can reach to the moon

by Peculate October 11, 2018