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municipality

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mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty  (my-ns-pl-t)
n. pl. mu·nic·i·pal·i·ties
1. A political unit, such as a city, town, or village, incorporated for local self-government.
2. A body of officials appointed to manage the affairs of a local political unit.

municipality
Noun
pl -ties
1. a city, town, or district enjoying local self-government
2. the governing body of such a unit
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.municipalitymunicipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"
ward - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town
2.municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
metropolis, city - people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
townsfolk, townspeople, town - the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"

municipality
noun town, city, district, borough, township, burgh Scot. urban community, dorp S. African
Translations

municipality [mjuːnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ] nmunicipio
municipality [mjuːnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ] nmunicipalité f
municipality [mjuːnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ] municipal nGemeinde f, Stadt f
municipality [mjuːnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ] nmunicipio


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A municipality was established and the following announcement issued:
Even did he do pick-and- shovel work, for the municipality, for three days, when he had to give way, according to the impartial procedure, to another needy one whom three days' work would keep afloat a little longer.
Such rejected or condemned animals shall at once be removed by the owners from the pens containing animals which have been inspected and found to be free from disease and fit for human food, and shall be disposed of in accordance with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the state and municipality in which said rejected or condemned animals are located.
 
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