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administrative county

American

noun

British.

a principal administrative division in Great Britain, usually not coextensive with traditional county boundaries.

Etymology

Origin of administrative county

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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Within the administrative county the county council acts as a central authority, the borough councils and the parish vestries serve as local authorities.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

The area of the administrative county is 886,384 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

For each administrative county a county council is elected.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

The area of the administrative county is 979,532 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

The area of the administrative county is 426,084 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

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