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LEA Definition


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LEA
abbreviation
    (Brit)
    1. Local Education Authority.



lea1
noun
    1. poetic
      A field, meadow or piece of arable or pasture land.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon leah.




lea2
adj
    1. Fallow.
noun
    1. Arable land that has been left uncultivated.
Etymology: 14c: from Anglo-Saxon lage.




local education authority
noun
    1. The department of a local authority which administers state education.


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