municipal corporation

American  

noun

1. a city, town, village, etc., that operates under a corporate charter granted by the state.

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Example Sentences

Borrowing a page from London's playbook, authorities have also decided to split the municipal corporation into five smaller bodies and set up an overarching Greater Bengaluru Authority.

From Barron's

The row comes months ahead of the long-overdue municipal polls which are set to be held in the state, including in Mumbai city, home to India's richest municipal corporation.

From BBC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai's civic authorities, also demolished some structures at the hotel, citing alleged building violations.

From BBC

Larita Clark, the chief executive of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, the municipal corporation that owns McCormick Place, said that the authority was planning to install window film that creates a pattern that birds can see.

From New York Times

In all, 64 people injured when the billboard toppled over on Monday were admitted to the hospital, said Bhushan Gagrani, an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which runs Mumbai.

From New York Times