regional divisions
Territories within borders
Regional divisions are administrative or geographic areas within a larger territory, organized for governance, commerce, or analysis.
A company might structure its sales force into regional divisions covering the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast.
Government agencies use regional divisions to distribute services: The EPA has ten regional divisions across the country.
The term also describes natural or cultural boundaries that separate areas with distinct characteristics.
- cantonSmall territorial division
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- districtBounded administrative area
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
administrative district · county · nation-state · protectorate · municipality · local government · oblast · jurisdiction · township · city limits · unincorporated area · state · red state · map · indigenous land · tribal lands · departement · disputed territory
- organization branchesbranch offices, regional offices, district offices
- Australian Geographystates, territories, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland
- European geographyAustria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia
- Ukraine PoliticsOrange Revolution, Zelensky, presidency, presidential elections, political parties
regional divisionsnational unity
Shared identity across citizenry
unification · political union · one nation · amalgamation · federation
regional divisionsnational government
Country's central ruling body
central authority · federal government · central administration · sovereign state · international organization
regional divisionscentralized government
Authority held by one body
central authority · centralization · central control · national government · federal authority