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municipality

[ myoo-nis-uh-pal-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural mu·nic·i·pal·i·ties.

a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
a community under municipal jurisdiction.
the governing body of such a district or community.

municipality

/ mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ /

From the French word municipalité, dating back to 1780–90. See municipal, -ity

“In order to reinforce and ensure safety in the municipality,” she wrote.

In Israel, the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo underwrites the Pride Parade.

Each town and municipality is handling recreational cannabis in its own way.

Zuo Rong is a retired teacher from Shayang county in Jingmen municipality, Hubei province.

The angry judge told the municipality that it is contributing to the phenomenon of construction offense.

The action of the municipality, or of the state or province, or of the central government itself may be called into play.

As the business may be prohibited, a municipality or other power may regulate and control his business.

But “saloon” licences are a large source of revenue to the municipality, the cost being from $1,200 gold downwards per annum.

At any time, on certain conditions, a member of a tribal ward can apply for full citizenship in a municipality.

No civil life or municipality seems to have grown up outside its boundaries; like Chester, it remained purely military.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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