municipality
Americannoun
plural
municipalities-
a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
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a community under municipal jurisdiction.
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the governing body of such a district or community.
noun
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a city, town, or district enjoying some degree of local self-government
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the governing body of such a unit
Other Word Forms
- intermunicipality noun
Etymology
Origin of municipality
From the French word municipalité, dating back to 1780–90. See municipal, -ity
Example Sentences
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“This is not the right time or the right case for deciding” whether municipalities can sue over the damage they have suffered.
From Los Angeles Times
“Jalen Brown Enterprises Inc. supports lawful compliance and cooperative engagement with municipalities wherever we operate. However, this private residential gathering was interrupted without substantiated cause, resulting in significant financial and reputational harm.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility," the municipality of Catania said in a post on its official Facebook page.
From BBC
"The markets are quiet, but the municipality keeps pursuing us for rent," one stallholder said.
From BBC
Tehran’s municipality has identified metro stations, parking lots and other locations that could serve as bomb shelters, Ali Nasiri, a crisis management official, told state media in late January.
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