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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/
: 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.