municipality
noun
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē 
plural municipalities
1
: a primarily urban political unit (such as a city or town) having corporate (see corporate sense 1a) status and usually powers of self-government
Elections were held in the municipality.
2
: the governing body of a municipality
The municipality approved the budget for the year.
Examples of municipality in a Sentence
laws that have been enacted by many states and municipalities
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Given the rise in the cost of living in subsequent years, some states and municipalities have chosen to boost their own minimum wages through a combination of ballot measures, inflation adjustments and legislation.
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Several local municipalities are also increasing their minimum wages further, as they are allowed to set wages higher than the state minimum.
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Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The count of municipalities not meeting these two limits is likely to grow as the EPA wraps up a three-year initiative that required all public utilities serving at least a few thousand customers to check for forever chemicals in their drinking water.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Given the rise in the cost of living in subsequent years, some states and municipalities have chosen to boost their own minimum wages through a combination of ballot measures, inflation adjustments and legislation.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Several local municipalities are also increasing their minimum wages further, as they are allowed to set wages higher than the state minimum.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipality. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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municipality
noun
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
myu̇-ˌnis-ə-ˈpal-ət-ē
plural municipalities
: a self-governing city or town
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municipality
noun
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē
plural municipalities
: a primarily urban municipal corporation
also
: the governing body of a municipality
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