Duty
Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.
Prefecture and duty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefecture" instead a noun "Duty".
Prefecture
Prefecture noun - The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire).
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Synonyms for Prefecture
Duty and prefecture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Prefecture".
Nearby Word: prefect
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It's worth noting that an Australian constabulary unit on postwar occupation duty discovered that there wasn't a single bridge in their entire operations area (a rural prefecture in Southern Honshu) capable of handling the six ton weight of a Staghound armored car.
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