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
The landfill fee for municipal solid waste in Orange County, for instance, is only $60 per ton.
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Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Mahan has sought to cast himself as a municipal government leader who put solutions over politics.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
South Africa is due to hold municipal elections before November.
—Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The police department said the 26-year-old man had multiple felony and misdemeanor warrants through the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office and a municipal warrant through the West Allis Police Department.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Mahan has sought to cast himself as a municipal government leader who put solutions over politics.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
South Africa is due to hold municipal elections before November.
—Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The police department said the 26-year-old man had multiple felony and misdemeanor warrants through the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office and a municipal warrant through the West Allis Police Department.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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Lemon made his first public comments after federal authorities arrested him on Thursday for partaking in an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The deaths of Pretti and Renee Good have transformed the national conversation on immigration enforcement and appear to have driven a tone shift from the White House in recent days.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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At least five national leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have visited Xi in January alone.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The dissolution of political parties and similar groups follows similar measures that activists say have targeted civic freedom and the opposition since military authorities took power in a 2022 coup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Luther Campbell, the rap artist, coach, civic activist and champion of the First Amendment, is preparing to announce a run for Congress in South Florida.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing will be open to the public starting Monday morning, but only in a limited capacity, allowing roughly 150 people per day to cross.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Later on, Cabey—who is reportedly still alive, though not well—won a civil judgment of $43 million from Goetz, who declared bankruptcy and never gave him a cent.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Feb. 2026
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Iran is seeking to focus talks on its longstanding nuclear dispute with Western powers, while the United States wants the agenda to also cover Tehran's ballistic missile program, its alleged backing of armed groups across the Middle East, and its domestic human rights record.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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While officials later restored much of the country’s domestic bandwidth, as well as local and international phone calls and SMS messaging, the population is largely unable to freely access the internet because of heavy state filtering.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, a five-ton electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and completed a public full-transition flight at its low-altitude test center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, democratic socialist Rae Huang is running against the mayor from her political left on public safety, housing and other issues, appearing at one point with podcaster Hasan Piker.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The party is attempting to establish itself as the responsible anchor of a fragile coalition — a role that demands ethical clarity, internal coherence, and strategic restraint.—
Sam Mkokeli,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Fidelity analyzed internal retirement account data, including that of borrowers enrolled in its student debt benefits programs.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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One month after the US carried out an attack in Venezuela to capture its president, civilians in the South American country remain caught between uncertainty and expectations of governmental change.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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He was included in the Time 100 Health list, has a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and served for 15 years as CEO of The Planetary Society, a non-governmental space organization co-founded by Carl Sagan.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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