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municipality

municipality

63 4.4
A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
  • noun
  • /mjuːˈnɪsɪˌpælɪti/
translation icon : municipio
  • The local municipality announced new regulations to improve waste management services.
  • counties and municipalities
  • states and municipalities
  • a local municipality

No sane municipality should enter into some of these contracts.

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Examples

  • There is no American state, city or municipality where you can vote twice.

  • The defendant, as you know, has served our municipality for more than 12 years as city controller.

  • We just want the municipality to know what we're going through.

  • Every single town and municipality in this country is hurting.

  • I would say that the municipality has an area of about 726.9 square miles and it is the largest city in the state.

  • No sane municipality should enter into some of these contracts.

  • As a result, all municipalities have had to implement fully integrated solid waste management plans.

    Academic text (1999)
  • This municipality might end up being the center of a vast community of Stargazers and Space Cadets.

  • There are five small, incorporated municipalities tucked along the Memphis city limits.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Winnetka is one of the richest municipalities in the United States.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

city
vsmunicipality
1.0

A large town where many people live and work that has its own local government

also applies to smaller urban settlements and to their governing organizations
town
vsmunicipality
1.0

A place where people live that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city

is broader, covering both such places and their governing bodies
local government
vsmunicipality
101 2.7

People who run a town or city and provide local services

is the place together with that organization, not just the organization
township
vsmunicipality
  • Formal
69 4.2

An area of a county with its own local government

may be smaller or differently organized than other local administrations
local authority
vsmunicipality
  • UK
51 3.4

A group that runs public services for a town or area

also denotes the physical area and people ruled not only the governing body
commune
vsmunicipality
  • Formal
10 6.9

A small local area with its own mayor and council

is similar but not all places use this term or this size of unit
muni
vsmunicipality
  • Jargon
5 8.5

The local government of a city or town

is the standard term that covers the place and its official authority
municipal government
vsmunicipality
4 3.7

A local group of people who run a city or town

can refer to both the governing organization and the area it serves
polis
vsmunicipality
3 8.4

A city or town used in modern Greek to mean a local community

is the general modern name covering many types of local governments and areas

How Big

metropolis
175 5.2
city
1.0
municipality
63 4.4
town
1.0
village
1.0

Surface Forms

municipality singular

Morphology

municipality = municipal (transparent) = municipal + ity

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'municipal' to indicate the entity or state related to a town or city; meaning is directly derived for learners familiar with 'municipal'.

Etymology

Municipality comes from Latin munus, meaning 'duty' or 'service', and you can see the same root in municipal. So a municipality is a town or city that takes care of its own affairs and has its own local government.