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

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

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

Corruption remains rampant among state and municipal police, prosecutors and judges in Mexico, often rendering them unreliable partners.

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A memorial for Beckstrom will be held at the Webster County High School gym, because the municipal building isn’t big enough to accommodate the expected crowd, Markle said.

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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.

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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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