municipality
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural municipalities            
        
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                                                      : a primarily urban political unit having corporate (see corporate sense 1a) status and usually powers of self-government                                      
              
                             
Elections were held in the municipality.
                         
                
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                                                      : the governing body of a municipality                                      
              
                             
The municipality approved the budget for the year.
                         
                
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