直 轄 地(ちょっかつち)

ちょっかつち

noun

directly controlled territory; directly administered land

1. directly controlled territory; directly administered land

Land or territory placed under the direct control of a central authority — such as a monarch, shogunate, or national government — rather than being delegated to a local lord or regional body.

この地域(ちいき)は幕府(ばくふ)の直轄地(ちょっかつち)だった。

This region was directly controlled territory of the shogunate.

首都(しゅと)は中央政府(ちゅうおうせいふ)の直轄地(ちょっかつち)とされている。

The capital is designated as territory under the direct control of the central government.

江戸時代(えどじだい)、重要(じゅうよう)な鉱山(こうざん)の多(おお)くは幕府(ばくふ)の直轄地(ちょっかつち)に置(お)かれた。

In the Edo period, many important mines were placed under the direct control of the shogunate.

A term from history, administration, and politics. 直轄(ちょっかつ) means 'direct control,' so 直轄地(ちょっかつち) is land governed directly by the top authority instead of through intermediaries.

Common collocations

幕府(ばくふ)の直轄地(ちょっかつち): territory directly controlled by the shogunate
国(くに)の直轄地(ちょっかつち): land under direct national control

Similar words

直轄(ちょっかつ): direct control (the base noun, often used as a modifier, e.g. 直轄(ちょっかつ)事業(じぎょう))
領地(りょうち): domain; fief — land held by a lord, often contrasted with directly controlled land

Related Words

Compare: 領地(りょうち) (domain)

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