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municipal corporation

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noun

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


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The local municipal corporation is currently supplying water to Bhagirathpura through tankers.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

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 Nov. 27, 2025

Kolkata’s municipal corporation declared 17 micro containment zones in residential clusters where more than five infections have been reported.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2022

Also on Tuesday, Mumbai's municipal corporation said it was delaying reopening schools for younger children to Dec. 15 instead of Wednesday as a precautionary measure given the global situation involving Omicron.

From Reuters Nov. 30, 2021

A franchise is a right granted by the State or by a municipal corporation to individuals or to a private corporation.

From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Seymour Eaton

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