subnational
Less than nationwide
Subnational refers to a level of government or administration below the nation-state—provinces, states, regions, counties, or municipalities: subnational governments, subnational entities.
The term appears frequently in political science, economics, and policy discussions comparing different tiers of governance: Subnational actors increasingly shape climate policy.
Transferring power locally
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- home ruleDelegated local autonomy
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-rule · jurisdiction · administration · legislature · assembly · council · charter · constitution
Regional administrative district
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- countyLocal administrative division
- districtBounded administrative area
- cantonSmall territorial division
shire · borough · parish · commune · governorate · oblast · rayon · department
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- bicameralismLegislature with two houses
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
senate · ratification · amendment · fiscal · compromise · subsidiarity · constitutional · states' rights
devolution
Transferring power locally
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- home ruleDelegated local autonomy
autonomy · self-rule · jurisdiction · administration · legislature · assembly · council · charter · constitution · lawmaking
province
Regional administrative district
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- countyLocal administrative division
- districtBounded administrative area
canton · shire · borough · parish · commune · governorate · oblast · rayon · department · municipality
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- bicameralismLegislature with two houses
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
parliament · senate · ratification · amendment · fiscal · compromise · subsidiarity · constitutional · states' rights · reserved powers
subnationalnational
Of a country
supranational · federal · international · nationwide · transnational
nation, national, nationalism, international, nationality, multinational, nationalist, nationalize, internationally