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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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Over the next few months, they registered their company, got all permissions from the municipal corporation and police, and set up a kiosk in Lajpat Nagar.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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

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

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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