rural municipality
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rural municipality
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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"Our mountains have begun to stink," Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
"The state has always been missing at base camps leading to all kinds of irregularities including people climbing our mountains without permits," Mr Mingma, chairman of the Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, says.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
In my second week there, I traveled to Orito, another rural municipality just 100 miles or so from where the Noscues live, to observe these efforts up close.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The small rural municipality of Áporo, like many other such settlements across Mexico, is linked to American towns and cities far away by the stitching of northbound migration and the return flow of money.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2020
In Manitoba one rural municipality has employed a physician on full time, and a recent act of the New York legislature makes it possible for towns to employ physicians.
From The Farmer and His Community by Sanderson, Dwight
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