subnational
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6.4
- adjective
- /ˌsʌbˈnæʃənl/
:
subnacional
- Local governments often have more influence over education policies at the subnational level than the federal government.
- subnational government
- subnational level
- subnational authority
Examples
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First, there are conflicting demands for political representation by individual citizens and subnational communities.
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The first measure is the total number of primary actors (state and subnational) involved as disputants in the situation.
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Power and Politics at the National and Subnational Levels.
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The second set of security issues occurs at the subnational level.
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A few countries and subnational units did lack malnutrition data.
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However, most of the textbooks examined do not include American Indian nations as subnational units of government.
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Most of the programs studied entailed some form of shared responsibility between the national government and its subnational jurisdictions.
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Communally based citizenship in Guinea occurs at the subnational level.
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A consortium of researchers is investigating the relationship between subnational conflict and changes in precipitation.
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In addition, the Agreement contemplated the establishment of private sector and subnational government advisory panels.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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3.5
About a particular part of a country or area rather than the whole country
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5.6
Having to do with a province or its regional government
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4.6
Related to a particular region or group within a larger area
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5.7
Of a smaller area inside a larger region
How Local
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word subnational comes from the part sub- (seen in subway) meaning 'below' and national meaning 'of the country'. So subnational describes something at a lower level than the whole country, like a state, province, or region.