territorial collectivity

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.

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territorial authority
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Meanings

nounterritorial collectivity (plural territorial collectivities)

plural territorial collectivities

  1. governmentA 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.

    Synonyms: territorial authority

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
territorial authority
Also see
territorial authority
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territorial collectivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorial%20collectivity

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“territorial collectivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorial%20collectivity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “territorial collectivity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorial%20collectivity.

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