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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 [mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl]
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government
[from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take]
municipalism  n
municipalist  n
municipally  adv
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
adjective civic, city, public, local, community, council, town, district, urban, metropolitan, borough the municipal library
Translations
municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl] ADJmunicipal

municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl] adjmunicipal(e)
municipal court n (US) tribunal local de première instance

municipal
adjstädtisch; municipal councilStadt- or Gemeinderat m; municipal electionsStadtrats- or Gemeinderatswahl f

municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpl] adjmunicipale, comunale
municipal [mjuːˈnɪsɪpl] adjmunicipale, comunale

municipal
adj municipal [mjuˈnisipəl]
of, or controlled or owned by, the government of a city or town the municipal buildings. munisipaal بَلَدي، خاص بالبَلَدِيّات общински obecný, městský kommunal; kommune- städtisch δημοτικός municipal linna-, munitsipaal- وابسته به شهردارى kunnan-, kunnallis- municipal עִירוֹנִי नगरीय gradski, mjesni városi; önkormányzati kotapraja borgar-, bæjar-, sveitar- municipale 市の 지방 자치의 municipalinis, savivaldybės, komunalinis municipāls; pilsētas-; pašvaldības- perbandaran gemeentelijk by-, kommune-, kommunal miejski, komunalny municipal muni­cipal муниципальный, городской obecný, mestský mesten gradski kommunal, kommun-, stads- เกี่ยวกับเทศบาล belediyeye (ait) 市政府的 муніципальний, міський شہری نظم و نسق سے متعلق thuộc thành thị 府的
adv muˈnicipally
munisipaal بَلَدِيّاً община komunálně kommunalt städtisch δημοτικά, κοινοτικά municipalmente munitsipaalselt از لحاظ شهردارى kuntakohtaisesti à l'échelon municipal עִירוֹנִי उदार, दयाशील gradsko, mjesno helyhatóságilag tingkat kotapraja á vegum sveitar/borgar a livello municipale 市政上 지방 자치제로 savivaldybės dari segi perbandaran gemeentelijk kommunalt komunalnie municipalmente la scară municipală на местном уровне komunálne na mestni ravni gradski av kommunen (staden) เกี่ยวกับเรื่องภายใน belediyece, belediye kanalıyla 市政地 від муніципалітету بلدیاتی طور پر về thành phố


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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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