Verena Schaffner asked:
>How would you define the differences between "jurisdiction", "government" a=
>nd "territorial authority"?
They are not mutually exclusive. We normally use "jurisdiction" to
mean the larger government in which a smaller one is found, e.g.,
"British Columbia" in "Vancouver [British Columbia]. A government may
be at any level, e.g., Vancouver, British Columbia, or Canada. We use
"territorial authority" to refer the government of a area not yet a
province or state.
"Jurisdiction" is also used to refer the the area (or subject) in
which an official body has power, e.g., a police force, a regulatory
authority, or s court.
The same government may be more and one of these, just as "Canada" may
be a 610 or 651 depending on usage.
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