municipality

noun mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty \ myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: municipality in a Sentence

Definition of municipality

plural municipalities

1 : a primarily urban political unit having corporate (see corporate 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.

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Examples of municipality in a Sentence

laws that have been enacted by many states and municipalities
a municipality with an excellent police department

Recent Examples of municipality from the Web

It’s currently being used in 11 U.S. municipalities and has gained momentum in conservative states like Utah.

— amber phillips, Washington Post, "Maine will try a whole new way of voting on Tuesday," 12 June 2018
For the seventh year, unemployment declined in most municipalities between 2016 and 2017, but fell in fewer towns and cities than in the previous year.

— stephen singer, courant.com, "Unemployment In Connecticut Hit New Lows In 2017, Though Cities Still Struggle," 8 June 2018
People took dips in harbors and fjords across southern Norway, and bans on open fires because of dry forests and grass have been issued in many municipalities in Sweden.

— Fox News, "Temperatures in Europe's far north set records for May," 1 June 2018
Lyft’s biggest competitor was Uber, a bigger company that had preceded it in the business of shaking up the taxi cartels that milked monopoly status in most municipalities.

— conor friedersdorf, The Atlantic, "Fly On, My Sleek Electric Bird," 30 May 2018
In cities across the nation, apparently, roadways are caving in and municipalities are having a hard time keeping up with the demand for fixing them.

— chelsea brasted, NOLA.com, "Potted plants and mosaics? Vigilante pothole-fillers get creative: report," 30 May 2018
Local media reports have shown fuel cargoes arriving with police escorts at gas stations in some municipalities in northeastern Brazil.

— fabiana batista, Bloomberg.com, "Brazil Working Around Strike But Fuel, Food Is Still Scarce," 26 May 2018
State Police said search warrants were executed in 29 municipalities, along with four in Massachusetts.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Police blotter," 25 May 2018
Here in local municipalities, that affects things like pothole repairs and general road maintenance that can do a lot of damage to a car.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Gas sales down 1 million gallons in Naperville, cutting tax money available for roads," 19 May 2018

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