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
Tuxpan Mayor Jesús Fomperoza said on Facebook on Tuesday that Pemex, the navy, security forces and energy and environmental agency personnel were working with local and state officials to keep the spill from reaching municipal water systems.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Building codes could also be updated to require higher standards for energy efficiency, and Louisville could adopt its own municipal policies.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The political tide turned with the 1882 municipal election, which brought in leaders sympathetic to modern transit.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Josep Baqué, who lived from 1895 to 1967, was a municipal police officer born in Barcelona.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Building codes could also be updated to require higher standards for energy efficiency, and Louisville could adopt its own municipal policies.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The political tide turned with the 1882 municipal election, which brought in leaders sympathetic to modern transit.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Josep Baqué, who lived from 1895 to 1967, was a municipal police officer born in Barcelona.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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While Virginia has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, its gubernatorial contests have often defied national trends.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, the region's top prosecutor, is seeking to overturn a law that protects the public from lawsuits that stifle civic participation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The town's civic festivities, including a parade, became a model for other cities to deter vandalism.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The criminal operations have gone largely unchallenged in Cambodia due to the complete dismantling in recent years of the country’s civil society and independent media.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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From their point of view, there will be a local council that will get a lot of money from international donors, but, behind the scenes, Hamas, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, will be able to continue to preserve its military and political and civil power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The momentum behind these ventures — the idea, unpalatable to many of us small-minded, provincial types, of taking domestic league matches abroad — remains strong.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those automakers not only dominate their own domestic market, but are also moving into Europe.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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These are especially useful for taking public transport, grabbing a quick coffee, or leaving a small tip at a restaurant.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Preservation efforts succeeded in the 1990s, with the establishment of the Falls of the Ohio State Park and the millions of dollars raised from private donations and public funds.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Aviation Week reported Archer had nearly completed internal testing of Midnight and expects to begin Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Inspection Authorization, the final certification stage, in the coming months.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Here's why Americans are claiming Social Security early At a recent internal meeting, a Social Security administrator noted that new benefit claims were up more than 15% in March, compared with the same month in 2024.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The project, called the MARS-V Project, is under development by MARS-V, a non-governmental organization based in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Officer Ronald Foy was indicted for official oppression, officer William Hulslander for official oppression and tampering with a governmental record, and former officer Joel Weinstein for tampering with a governmental record, according to a news release from the Denton Police Department.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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