POLITICAL UNIT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase political unit. (close relations)
Definition of POLITICAL UNIT
Best Alternative Words for POLITICAL UNIT
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city-state | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state consisting of a sovereign city | ||||||||
constituency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the body of voters who elect a representative for their area | ||||||||
country | nounn | |||||||
noun • a politically organized body of people under a single government • the territory occupied by a nation • the people who live in a nation or country • an area outside of cities and towns • a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | ||||||||
district | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | ||||||||
jurisdiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law • in law; the territory within which power can be exercised | ||||||||
nation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a politically organized body of people under a single government • United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) • the people who live in a nation or country • a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) | ||||||||
province | nounn | |||||||
noun • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the proper sphere or extent of your activities | ||||||||
region | nounn | |||||||
noun • the extended spatial location of something • a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve • a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||||
state | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||||
territory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes • an area of knowledge or interest • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||||||||
political entity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a unit with political responsibilities |