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 If a community wants to rely on separate taxing districts instead of a consolidated municipal government for schools, parks, libraries and other purpose, the burden falls on its residents to bear any duplicate costs of administration. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Though Flock has its cameras in over 5,000 US cities as of July 2026, the rise in rejections at the municipal level comes amidst a tidal wave of outrage around issues of privacy and civil rights. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 Their employer, Metropolitan Protective Services (MPS), is contracted by the city to provide security for the Baltimore City Housing Authority, including the Gilmor Homes, and other municipal buildings. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The loan, funded by the Housing Successor Agency, would cover eligible project costs such as municipal engineering and building permit fees, said Ishani Rasanayagam, an administrative analyst with the city of Pittsburg, during a meeting on July 20. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 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
  • His co-conspirator, San Francisco resident Micah-Luc Almeida, 47, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after being charged with possession with intent to distribute MDA.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Within weeks, Maryland filed a complaint with federal energy regulators arguing its residents were being charged roughly $2 billion in grid upgrade costs tied to data centers across the border in Virginia.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Adding in the other states that have reported cases, the national total stands at over 25,000.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of national
Adjective
  • The startup was part of a wave of civic tech organizations like Brigade Media, Represent.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Records show Dowell’s political campaign has paid Acclivus’ community and civic engagement director, Bamani Obadele, from 2023 to 2024 and his political consulting firm, Goshen Impact Services, from 2018 to last November.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of civic
Adjective
  • Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, of Lincoln Heights pleaded guilty in late April to one count of obstructing, impeding and interfering with law enforcement officers during civil disorder, the Department of Justice said in a news release.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike traditional diplomacy, conducted by states and official representatives, civil humanitarian diplomacy can create complementary spaces for dialogue and cooperation through civil society and other non-state actors.
    — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of civil
Adjective
  • Nuclear expansion could drive demand The expected increase in demand is linked in part to US plans to expand domestic nuclear power.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Although the agreement is for all of the more than 3 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in Cronos to go to Europe, there’s a clause in the deal so that about a fifth of that amount could be used to cover some of Egypt’s domestic energy needs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of domestic
Adjective
  • Commanders understood that virtually any encounter involving a guardsman could be filmed and turned into a national controversy, potentially damaging an institution that continues to enjoy broad public confidence.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The offer is the latest negotiation in what is shaping up to be a public letter-writing campaign to determine future of the Atlanta City Detention Center.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of public
Adjective
  • The destruction would be limited to Taiwanese assets, helping Beijing maintain its argument that the operation was strictly an internal matter and ensuring that international powers couldn’t claim a greater need to intervene.
    — Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Routine, high-volume tasks such as summarization, classification and internal productivity workflows can often be routed to more cost-efficient models that deliver acceptable quality at scale.
    — Japjeev Kohli, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of internal
Adjective
  • Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally, and succeeds Julie Swidler, who stepped down from the post earlier this summer.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • National Night Out is hosted throughout the first Tuesday in August across the United States to support public services such as law enforcement, emergency responders and governmental agencies.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of governmental

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