township
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
- Formal
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municipio
- After the election, the township elected a new council to manage local affairs.
- a township government
- a township council
- a township meeting
And in Bethlehem, in Bethlehem Township, New Jersey, which is like the Styx.
- And in Bethlehem, in Bethlehem Township, New Jersey, which is like the Styx.
- And then we moved out to the countryside just north of Wales, officially in the Township of Delafield, but not in the town of Delafield.
- So we moved into a subdivision that, like I mentioned, was on the border of a Township and a village.
- Ruston Proctor were there former like townships out there that just no longer exist and that's why the people live.
- We're about two miles inside of the Township and we've stopped to negotiate and navigate this speed bump.
Examples
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Now, the ACLU has filed suit against the township for displaying a religious symbol on public property.
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As was most clear in North Carolina, the township really did represent a powerful tool of political change.
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Why not also imagine what might have happened had the township system taken hold?
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How do you explain the disappearance of an entire township then, Frank?
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My folks settled this township.
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The process of laying out the new township borders took a long time.
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In North Carolina, the township experiment was written into the constitution in 1868.
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The Republicans argued that this was precisely why the townships were so important.
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Perhaps more importantly, they wanted townships to be training grounds for democratic participation.
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Corbin was outraged, arguing that the township system was the linchpin of local governance for the whole state.
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Synonyms
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6.2
An area of a city that officials use for police work or elections
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3.4
A district of a city used to choose local officials
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4.4
A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
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4.5
A smaller area inside a district with its own local council
An area set up for local government, like a region or district
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Township comes from town and the ending -ship, where -ship means 'state' or 'office', as in leadership. So a township is the area or official unit of a town that often has its own local government.