provincial leader

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provincial
adjective
uk
/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/us
/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
relating to an area that is governed as part of a country or ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofprovincialandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Provincial leaders' challenges to national politicians have been studied in order to highlight the ideological differences between provincial and central politics.
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Frequent transfer of provincial leaders often makes it difficult for them to make and implement consistent policies.
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But the transfer system constrains, even undermines, provincial leaders' capability to access local information.
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Actually, the decentralization of nomenklatura system was to give provincial leaders more political autonomy to promote local growth.
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Dependence on the centre for revenues means that provincial leaders cannot build up independent tax bases, and remain dependent on the centre's support.
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These grants have encouraged the development of administrative capacity at the provincial level while allowing provincial leaders to claim credit for social programs.
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It is thus incorrect to assume that provincial leaders de-communalised politics and facilitated the spread of secular ideals.
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The identity enterprise of the provincial leaders therefore does not reach its target group.
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The cadre transfer system has been an effective means for the central government to control provincial leaders and solicit their compliance.
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To these middling cities and towns that we have come to regard as the traditional provincial leaders, need to be added the majority of urban places.
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What is certain is that the country has lapsed into a state of chaos, with warring tribal or provincial leaders.
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But the power of ministers faded, and by the 1790s provincial leaders recognized that they could not eradicate hard drinking in taverns.
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He wrote its preamble, as well as the proclamation presented in its support to provincial leaders.
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The moves were intended to bring unruly and corrupt provincial leaders into line.
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While his proposal gained popular support, provincial leaders opposed the potential limits on their powers.
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Each province can make its own determination of when to fly the flag at half-mast when provincial leaders or honoured citizens pass away.
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A notable development was the decentralization of state control, leaving local provincial leaders to experiment with ways to increase economic growth and privatize the state sector.
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This practice was eventually phased out to avoid confusing the provincial leaders with the federal prime minister, as well as to indicate the distinct nature of the provincial offices.
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Its ruler was appointed by provincial leaders.
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