municipal

[myoo-nis-uh-puhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to a town or city or its local government.

   municipal elections.

2. Archaic.,  pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.

noun

1. a municipal bond.

municipal

/ mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government

Other Word Forms

• municipally adverb
• intermunicipal adjective
• nonmunicipal adjective
• nonmunicipally adverb
• premunicipal adjective
• quasi-municipal adjective
• quasi-municipally adverb
• supermunicipal adjective
• municipalism noun
• municipalist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin mūnicipālis, from mūnicip-, stem of mūniceps “citizen of a free town” (from mūni(a) “duties” + -ceps, combining form of capere “to take”; prince ) + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of municipal¹

C16: from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take

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.

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The simplest way to achieve this is to buy municipal bonds.

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There is a growing network of municipal officials across the U.S. who talk regularly to compare notes, troubleshoot funding shortfalls and strategize on ways to respond to events in Washington given their limited individual capacity.

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Troops and agents led the suspects out of a municipal building on Friday near where Manzo had been killed, according to the Associated Press.

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Hall, 53, is basing his complaint on a city law that bars city employees from using city cars, email lists, supplies or other municipal resources for campaign purposes.

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