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municipal corporation

American  

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

Scotland the word bailiff has taken the form of "bailie," signifying a superior officer or magistrate of a municipal corporation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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