Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prefecture

2 senses of prefecture

Sense 1
prefecture -- (the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire))
       => administrative district, administrative division, territorial division -- (a district defined for administrative purposes)

Sense 2
prefecture -- (the office of prefect)
       => position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")