Section 1.501(c)(4)-1 of the regulations states that an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare if it is primarily engaged in promoting in some way the common good and general welfare of the people of the community.
In computer science, a local variable is a variable that is given local scope. Local variable references in the function or block in which it is declared override the same variable name in the larger scope. In programming languages with only two levels of visibility, local variables are contrasted with global variables.
Local is defined as a person or thing belonging to a specific town or area. An example of a local is a person born and raised in the town where she attends college. relating to place. of, characteristic of, or confined to a particular place or district: items of local interest.