provincial government
State-level ruling body
Provincial government is the level of government that administers a province—a subnational division in countries like Canada, South Africa, or Argentina.
In Canada especially, provincial governments hold significant powers over education, healthcare, and natural resources: The provincial government announced new funding for hospitals.
The term distinguishes this tier from federal and municipal governments.
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- voteFormal choice expression
- governorState's chief executive
- question periodDesignated time for inquiries
- devolutionTransferring power locally
ministries · bureaucracy · regional council · premier · cabinet minister · departments · federalism · executive branch · civil service · public service · environmental regulation · legislative assembly · healthcare management · jurisdiction · judiciary · autonomy · budget allocation · electoral
- Belgian governmentFlanders, provinces, municipalities, communes, arrondissements
- governancegovernance, democracy, vote, parliament, constitution
- governmentministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch, ministry
- British IndiaBritish Raj, East India Company, viceroy, Raj, governor-general
- New Zealand HistoryTreaty of Waitangi, Maori, colonists, settlers, colonial period
- Pakistani PoliticsNational Assembly, Prime Minister, legislature, political parties, PPP
provincial governmentfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
national government · central government · local government · municipal government · city government
provincial governmentcentral government
Nation's primary governing body
centralized authority · federal authority · Westminster · Ottawa · Canberra
provincial governmentcentralized government
Authority held by one body
central authority · federal authority · national legislature