municipal
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a town or city or its local government.
municipal elections.
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Archaic. pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- intermunicipal adjective
- municipalism noun
- municipalist noun
- municipally adverb
- nonmunicipal adjective
- nonmunicipally adverb
- premunicipal adjective
- quasi-municipal adjective
- quasi-municipally adverb
- supermunicipal adjective
Etymology
Origin of municipal
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin mūnicipālis, from mūnicip-, stem of mūniceps “citizen of a free town” (from mūni(a) “duties” + -ceps, combining form of capere “to take”; prince ) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Days later, Horning’s attorneys sent both towns formal requests for all correspondence related to the buyout deal, and made clear the offer had come from sitting municipal leaders.
The commission also recommended ranked choice voting, where voters list candidates in order of preference, for municipal elections beginning in 2032.
From Los Angeles Times
The municipal climate cases thus attempt to regulate commodities increasingly consumed globally.
In a radio speech that February, she advocated for housing as a “permanent municipal service” that would improve cities across the country “both economically and socially.”
He said San Francisco pays the second highest electricity rates in the country and more than double what its neighbors in Sacramento and Palo Alto pay through their local municipal utilities.
From Los Angeles Times
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