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The meaning of PREFECTURE is the office or term of office of a prefect.
A prefecture (from the Latin praefectura) is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international church structures, as well as in antiquity a Roman district.
In several waves of territorial consolidation, today's 47 prefectures were formed by the turn of the century. In many instances, these are contiguous with the ancient ritsuryō provinces of Japan. [1] Each prefecture's chief executive is a directly elected governor (知事, chiji).
In France, a prefecture (French: préfecture, pronounced [pʁefɛktyʁ] ⓘ) may be: the chef-lieu de département, the commune in which the administration of a department is located; the chef-lieu de région, the commune in which the administration of a region is located; the jurisdiction of a prefecture;
PREFECTURE definition: 1. a political region or local government area in some countries, for example Japan, France, and…. Learn more.
Prefecture definition: the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.. See examples of PREFECTURE used in a sentence.
PREFECTURE meaning: 1. a political region or local government area in some countries, for example Japan, France, and…. Learn more.
prefecture / ˈ priːˌfɛktʃɚ/ noun. plural prefectures. Britannica Dictionary definition of PREFECTURE. [count] : any one of the areas into which some countries (such as Japan and France) are divided for local government : the area that is governed by a prefect.
In Japan: Local government. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, 43 of which are ken (prefectures proper); of the remainder, Tokyo is a to (metropolitan prefecture), Hokkaido is a dō (district), and Ōsaka and Kyōto are fu (urban prefectures).
Definition of prefecture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
