administrative district


Also found in: Thesaurus.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.administrative district - a district defined for administrative purposesadministrative district - a district defined for administrative purposes
administrative division, territorial division
borough - one of the administrative divisions of a large city
canton - a small administrative division of a country
city - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"
commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries
country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
county - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"
county palatine - the territory of a count palatine
department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
federal district - a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
reservation, reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purpose
school district - a district whose public schools are administered together
shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
prefecture - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
township, town - an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"
ward - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
RIGA, Aug 27 (LETA) The University of Latvia has turned to the Administrative District Court, contesting today's decision by the Cabinet of Ministers against re-appointing Indrikis Muiznieks as rector of the University of Latvia, LETA learned from LU.
LU contests government's decision on Muiznieks at court
6, Deputy Head of Oktyabr Administrative District Taalaibek Akmatbayev.
Street piano set up for townspeople in southern part of Bishkek
The Government presented the Resolution under the Administrative Districts Act seeking Parliament approval to alter the area of authority and the limits of the Administrative District of Colombo specified in the First Schedule to the Administrative Districts Act, No.
Parliament approves motion to include Port City as part of Colombo
Moreover, departments in one administrative district should all have one uniform layout.
Reforming Public Service in Pakistan III
The remains of fortresses and many cultural samples of the Middle Ages were discovered during archeological excavations carried out in the Giziltapa area of the Gizilkend administrative district unit of Imishli region.
Ancient fortress discovered in Imishli region
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Hanrahan to be chief judge of the Fifth Judicial Administrative District. Dane, Green, Lafayette and Rock counties make up the Fifth Judicial District.
Dane County judge to lead judicial district
An administrative district court in Latvia has granted asylum to an Afghan family of six, overruling an earlier decision by the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, according to the ruling released by the court.
Latvian court grants asylum to Afghan family of six
He said that there are more than 3 to 8 members in each Muslims families who are yet to be resettled and the total might be around 120,000 to 130,000 Muslim persons remains unaccounted in the 2011 population census of the 5 administrative district of the Northern Province.
Muslims would not win single member, if Northern provincial council election held this year - Rishad Bathiyutheen
Nanostart AG (OTCQX:NASRY), a nanotechnology investment company, today announced that it is launching a nanotechnology fund in Russia in collaboration with Russian company RUSNANO and the governor of the administrative district Perm.
Nanostart partners with RUSNANO and the Perm region to launch nanotechnology fund in Russia
Paul Stearns, superintendent of School Administrative District #4 in Guilford, Maine, is already using distance education for classes when they "simply cannot find qualified teachers." The state has an Asynchronous Transfer Mode network in place, and the district high school has had a lab, which includes four TV monitors, very sensitive microphones, and automated cameras that follow the teacher, in place for eight years.
Rural quality: small districts are focusing on recruitment strategies and distance education to employ highly qualified teachers
Two people were killed and 33 others injured in a bomb explosion near the office of an administrative district chief in Bangladesh on Thursday, police said.
2 killed, 33 injured in bomb blast in Bangladesh

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?