municipal government
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- noun
- /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl ˈɡʌvərnmənt/
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gobierno municipal
- Each municipal government is responsible for maintaining public services like parks and sanitation.
- provincial and municipal government
- state and municipal government
- municipal government efforts
Examples
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The municipal government organizes community events to engage residents and promote local culture.
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The citizens attended the meeting to discuss upcoming projects proposed by the municipal government.
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A number of cities have decided to purchase green power for municipal government buildings and operations.
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Important services have been, or are in the process of being, transferred to state and municipal governments.
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What do municipal spending patterns say about the goals of municipal governments?
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Parker established qualifications for the Administrator position, which included a minimum of five years of experience in municipal government administration.
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In some places, municipal governments give groups small subsidies to help offset costs.
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Our findings strongly suggest that municipal governments prioritize their own electoral interests.
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New York and Chicago typify municipal government efforts to make cities more livable.
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Development of this scale will be organizationally difficult for planners and municipal governments.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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A large town where many people live and work that has its own local government
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People who run a town or city and provide local services
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An area of a county with its own local government
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A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
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A part of a large city that has its own local council, like Brooklyn
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A group that runs public services for a town or area
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The local government of a city or town
A building where the local town government works and gives official documents
How Local
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the government responsible for the administration of a city or town' is directly and compositionally derived from 'municipal' (associated with a city or town) + 'government' (the group of officials). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound with clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term municipal government combines municipal (about a 'town' or 'city') and government (the people who run things). So it paints a simple picture of the local leaders who look after services like roads, buses and trash, and means 'the government that runs a city or town'.