rural municipality

American  

noun

1. any lightly settled area in Canada lacking a local elected government and administered directly by a provincial government.

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Etymology

Origin of rural municipality

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

"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

"Our mountains have begun to stink," Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC.

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

Jefferson barricaded himself in his home in the rural municipality of Comendador Levy Gasparian for eight hours, authorities said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

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