amphictyony vs political unit

amphictyony and political unit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amphictyony	Yes	No	No	No
political unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, political unit is a hypernym of amphictyony; that is, political unit is a word with a broader meaning than amphictyony:

amphictyony: an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
political unit: a unit with political responsibilities

Other hypernyms of amphictyony include political entity.

amphictyony (noun)	political unit (noun)
an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center	a unit with political responsibilities