administrative division

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administrative
adjective
uk
/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/us
/ədˈmɪn.ə.strə.t̬ɪv/
relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan ...
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division
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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Theadministrativedivisionof the colony was designed to rule the population as effectively as possible through the chieftaincies already in place.
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The umudugudu (plural: imidugudu) is theadministrativedivisionthat corresponds with one or a few hills.
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This revolution led to a newadministrativedivisionof the e country,3 with provinces, divisions (d'partements), sub-divisions (arrondissements), and districts.
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This is a convenientadministrativedivision, but it is not a fair division.
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It envisages a compact staff in four service divisions and oneadministrativedivision.
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I fear greatly the effect on them of creating a hard,administrativedivisionbetween the schools and the universities.
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There is an operative andadministrativedivisionbetween the two bodies.
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Any legal questions raised by an inspector at any time, in relation to a specific case, or otherwise, would come to a departmental lawyer from theadministrativedivisionresponsible.
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The "droungos" however was only a military, not anadministrativedivision.
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The term raion also can be used simply as a second degree ofadministrativedivisionwithout anything to do with ethnicity or nationality.
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Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level ofadministrativedivisionin the country.
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It is a localadministrativedivisioncreated by the national government.
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It functions as an even loweradministrativedivision, with its own mayor.
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With an area of, the commune is the smallest high-leveladministrativedivisionin the country, but the highest in terms of population.
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Regions as defined in this context are merely for geographic, demographic and economic purposes and do not refer to anadministrativedivision.
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Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second leveladministrativedivision.
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In many areas, village is a term, sometimes informal, for a type ofadministrativedivisionat the local government level.
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Nonetheless, auxiliary presidencies are not considered a third-leveladministrativedivisionsince they depend fiscally on the municipalities in which they are located.
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It was then selected to become theadministrativedivisioncentre.
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Theadministrativedivisionhad a population of 39,328 in 1999.
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