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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In the past four and a half years, roughly 450 kilometers (280 miles) of roads have been built in the capital, Naimatullah Barakzai, Kabul municipality’s representative for cultural affairs, said during a recent news conference.
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
The public signing of the Executive Order 26-3 comes in the final three weeks of a legislative session that has yet to resolve how much of the $500 million informally earmarked for addressing affordability issues will go to aid for municipalities facing sharply higher education costs.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Other municipalities in Illinois and around the country have taken legal steps, such as the ones the draft ordinance provides.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration, attacks in Kajak, on the border between the municipalities of Marigot and Kenscoff, as well as in Seguin, forced 1,341 people to flee their homes.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
The public signing of the Executive Order 26-3 comes in the final three weeks of a legislative session that has yet to resolve how much of the $500 million informally earmarked for addressing affordability issues will go to aid for municipalities facing sharply higher education costs.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Other municipalities in Illinois and around the country have taken legal steps, such as the ones the draft ordinance provides.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration, attacks in Kajak, on the border between the municipalities of Marigot and Kenscoff, as well as in Seguin, forced 1,341 people to flee their homes.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipality. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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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
Legal Definition
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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