Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Usage example: the United States has no jurisdiction over Cuba
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Synonyms for Jurisdiction
Rule is a synonym for jurisdiction in authority topic. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Jurisdiction", when it comes to topics like government, area of authority.
Rule
Rule noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Usage example: the years during which Russia was under Communist rule
Jurisdiction is a synonym for rule in government topic. You can use "Jurisdiction" instead a noun "Rule", if it concerns topics such as control, leadership of organization.
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Related pairs
- power and jurisdiction
- power and rule
- direction and jurisdiction
- direction and rule
- management and jurisdiction
- management and rule
- control and jurisdiction
- control and rule
- administration and jurisdiction
- administration and rule
- leadership and jurisdiction
- leadership and rule
- influence and jurisdiction
- influence and rule
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Rule of Seven: how long it has been since von Horn went anywhere under American jurisdiction.
Source: Literature / The Monster Men -
For a practical matter, the umpire/referee/officials generally have jurisdiction over stuff that's not covered in the rule book.
Source: Animal Athlete Loophole -
Jurisdiction Friction: It is a de facto rule that temporal police from future centuries (such as Jena Noi) have authority over earlier ones, since they have more knowledge and more capabilities, but this is only grudgingly accepted by the DTI.
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