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District

Meaning in public administration, with examples

/ˈdɪstrɪkt/nounCore term

In public administration, district means: An area of a country, region or city that has its own administration or is used for official purposes; in Turkey, the administrative unit below the province.

In Turkish: ilçe, bölge, semt

How it is used

The meaning depends on the country. Turkish ilçe is translated as district, with a district governor (kaymakam) and a district municipality. The US has school districts and congressional districts, and England has district councils. In everyday speech it can also just mean part of a city.

Example sentences

  1. The new health centre will serve three villages in the district.

  2. The district governor chaired the meeting on school transport.

Common collocations

  • district governor
  • district municipality
  • district council
  • school district
  • provinceOne of the main administrative areas into which some countries are divided, each with its own administration; Turkey, for example, has 81 provinces.
  • municipalityA city or town that has its own local government, or that local government body itself, with duties such as water supply, waste, local roads and building permits.
  • governorThe official who heads a province, state or region; in some countries, such as Turkey, governors are appointed by central government, while in others, such as the US, they are elected.
  • metropolitan municipalityA large city government that covers a whole urban area and coordinates the smaller district municipalities within it, especially in the Turkish local government system.

More terms: Local Government

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