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municipal

adjective

Definition of municipalnext
as in federal
of or relating to the government of a city or town municipal government a municipal election

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Recent Examples of municipal Among the sites damaged were eight private homes, five vehicles, a municipal building, a hangar and a production facility, Tkachenko said on Telegram. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 That’s roughly 6% of the total tax bill, which funds schools, countywide services, and municipal and state services. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Unlike homes on a municipal supply, well owners are responsible for monitoring their own water quality. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The Connolly Center will continue to provide some municipal services in the meantime. — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for municipal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
  1. federal
  2. national
  3. civic
  4. civil
  5. domestic
  6. public
  7. internal
  8. governmental
Adjective
  • The arch has not yet been approved by a key federal planning commission.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The judge halted the deal while litigation continues in the case, which could ultimately be decided by a federal appeals court.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • Zardari said eliminating militants was essential to national security.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The 1969 Bison bunch went 10-0 and was named small-college national champion, and the ‘70 group went 9-0-1.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of national
Adjective
  • On Monday, the king of Amazon fulfiledl his civic responsibility in his hometown.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But New York’s civic spirit bounced back just days after the attacks.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of civic
Adjective
  • The organization will help traditionally Democratic groups like labor and civil society craft AI policy messages, Bores said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty said on Tuesday he was concerned by the arrests, raids and online restrictions targeting LGBTQ+ civil society and human rights defenders.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of civil
Adjective
  • Subsequent intermittent attacks between the two countries have coincided with higher domestic gas prices due to disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Venus in your expansive 9th house connects awkwardly with Uranus in your domestic zone, making travel, learning, or a fresh interest feel exciting and slightly disruptive.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of domestic
Adjective
  • The proper accounting of military fatalities has implications beyond public transparency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The current measles outbreak should be a call for action to renew immunization as a public good with personal benefits.
    — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of public
Adjective
  • Italy imposed the border controls -- which amounted to random police checks at airports and seaports for passengers arriving from Spain -- by claiming a threat to its internal security.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But during a massive internal update, performance art is often the first thing that causes suffering.
    — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of internal
Adjective
  • After his release, he was arrested last October in the Bronx for obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest, and was released without bail.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Still, an athlete could challenge PCSA on these grounds, a move that would ask a court to decide whether the statute supplies adequate federal standards and governmental oversight.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of governmental

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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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