regional authority
Area governing body
A regional authority is a governmental or administrative body with jurisdiction over a defined geographic area smaller than a nation but larger than a municipality—a province, state, county, or district.
Regional authorities typically handle planning, transportation, environmental regulation, or other functions that cross local boundaries: The regional authority approved the new transit line.
- provincial governmentAdministration governing a subdivision
- federal systemGovernment with layered jurisdictions
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- home ruleDelegated local autonomy
- power sharingDistributing authority among groups
prefect · territorial governance · jurisdiction · regional council · governor · regional planning · planning permission · state legislature · environmental policy · regulation · regional autonomy · decentralization · catchment area · boundary changes · zoning laws · public consultation · local governance · electorate
regional authoritynational government
Country's central ruling body
federal government · central government · central authority · national administration · central administration
regional authoritycentralized government
Authority held by one body
centralized authority · centralized power · central command · absolute monarchy · autocratic rule