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municipal

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mu·nic·i·pal  (my-ns-pl)
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or typical of a municipality.
b. Having local self-government.
c. Issued on the authority of a local or state government.
2. Of or relating to the internal affairs of a nation.
n.
A municipal bond: invested in tax-free municipals.

[Latin mniciplis, from mnicipium, town, from mniceps, citizen : mnus, public office, duty; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

mu·nici·pal·ly adv.

municipal
Adjective
of or relating to a town or city or its local government [Latin municipium a free town]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.municipal - relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality; "municipal government"; "municipal bonds"; "a municipal park"; "municipal transportation"
2.municipal - of or relating to the government of a municipality; "international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz
domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"

municipal
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Spanish municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpl] adjmunicipal
French municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpl] adjmunicipal(e)
German municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpl] adjstädtisch, Stadt-;
(elections, administration) → Kommunal-

Italian municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpl] adjmunicipale

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"My public servants have been fools and rogues from the date of your accession to power," replied the State; "my legislative bodies, both State and municipal, are bands of thieves; my taxes are insupportable; my courts are corrupt; my cities are a disgrace to civilisation; my corporations have their hands at the throats of every private interest - all my affairs are in disorder and criminal confusion.
It was noted, in following years, that several leaders of workmen built themselves houses and blocks of renting flats and took trips to the old countries, while, more immediately, other leaders and "dark horses" came to political preferment and the control of the municipal government and the municipal moneys.
She has lived practically on the tourist traffic attracted by her annual pageants of Parliaments, Boards, Municipal Councils, etc.
 
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