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Province

Meaning in public administration, with examples

/ˈprɒvɪns/nounCore term

In public administration, province means: One of the main administrative areas into which some countries are divided, each with its own administration; Turkey, for example, has 81 provinces.

In Turkish: il, vilayet

How it is used

Used for Turkey, Canada, Spain, the Netherlands and many other countries; the UK speaks of counties and the US of states. The adjective provincial is common in official names: provincial governor, provincial directorate, provincial council.

Example sentences

  1. The scheme will be tested in three provinces before it is rolled out nationwide.

  2. Each province has a disaster coordination centre run by the governor's office.

Common collocations

  • provincial governor
  • provincial directorate
  • across all provinces
  • provincial capital
  • 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.
  • districtAn 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.
  • local governmentThe system of elected councils and their administrations that run services for a city, town or region, such as waste collection, local roads and parks.
  • directorateAn administrative unit led by a director, usually part of a ministry or agency, such as a directorate-general at national level or a provincial directorate.

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