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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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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

It reported 7,895 infections late on Sunday, Mumbai's municipal corporation said.

From Reuters Jan. 17, 2022

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

In the western state of Gujarat, a municipal corporation offered a litre of cooking oil to vaccine takers and found that it worked well, especially among the less well-off.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2021

The governing body consists of a municipal corporation and a town council.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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