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noun
A public law territorial unit that has its own elected local government and the power to make and apply certain rules within its territory, under powers devolved to it by the state as part of decentralization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government
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Synonyms: territorial authority
Antonyms: none provided
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