as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
While Chicago, Calumet City and other Illinois municipalities passed laws years ago, recent immigration enforcement has revamped discussion and some controversy around these policies in Naperville, Elgin, La Grange and Skokie.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Coral Springs and other municipalities plan to proceed with their own education and enforcement campaigns in the absence of state-level guidance.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
This landmark measure compels our counties and municipalities to remain politically responsive to the people who live there.
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Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
A lot of what the bill lays out is creating a context for states, cities, municipalities to act upon and to pursue pro housing reforms.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Over the decades, as more awareness spread on environmental issues, municipalities began to phase out combined sewer systems.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
So far, 24,000 volunteers in some 250 municipalities have stepped up to serve for just one hour a month in their communities.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2026
The grant, which totals $503,125, comes from the Department of Transportation’s Innovative Financing and Asset Concessions Program, which helps municipalities across the United States study ways to fund transportation projects.
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Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Coral Springs and other municipalities plan to proceed with their own education and enforcement campaigns in the absence of state-level guidance.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
This landmark measure compels our counties and municipalities to remain politically responsive to the people who live there.
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Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
A lot of what the bill lays out is creating a context for states, cities, municipalities to act upon and to pursue pro housing reforms.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Over the decades, as more awareness spread on environmental issues, municipalities began to phase out combined sewer systems.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
So far, 24,000 volunteers in some 250 municipalities have stepped up to serve for just one hour a month in their communities.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2026
The grant, which totals $503,125, comes from the Department of Transportation’s Innovative Financing and Asset Concessions Program, which helps municipalities across the United States study ways to fund transportation projects.
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Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
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But Coleman said that cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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For the elderly voters with mobility issues who now are required to register in-person, the working-class parent who has to shell out $165 for a passport or the rural voter who must drive multiple towns over to provide proof of citizenship — this bill impacts them.
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Stretching across 65 miles of Massachusetts coastline from Bourne and Falmouth near the mainland to Provincetown at the northern tip of the peninsula, Cape Cod is composed of 15 distinct towns.
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The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country's biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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