Senate Authority

A Senate Authority, also known as a "direct territory", was any territory in the known galaxy governed directly by the whole of the Galactic Senate rather than a local or provincial semi-autonomous government. Star systems under the control of a Senate Authority did not have direct representative in the Senate, and were thus subject to the same legislation passed on Coruscant, which was also considered a direct territory of the Senate rather than a local semi-autonomous government. Other Republic direct territories include Occupational Authorities (also known as Military Zones) which were overseen by Senate-appointed military governors, and Judicial Authorities which were overseen by the Judicial Department.