municipal
/mju:'nisipəl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to a city or town: "Municipal" describes anything connected to the government, administration, or public services of a city, town, or other local urban area.
- Relating to local self-government: It can also refer to the laws, regulations, or authority exercised by a local governing body, as opposed to state or national government.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The municipal government is responsible for local roads and parks.
- They voted on a new municipal tax to fund the library.
- The city issued municipal bonds to finance the new water treatment plant.
Advanced Usage
"Municipal law": The domestic or national law of a particular country, as opposed to international law.
- The case was decided based on the nation's municipal law, not any international treaty.
"Municipal services": Essential public services provided by a local government.
- Garbage collection and public transportation are key municipal services.
Variants and Related Words
Municipality (n): A city, town, or other district that has its own local government.
- The municipality approved the new zoning plan.
Municipally (adv): In a manner relating to a municipality.
- The project was municipally funded.
Synonyms
- Civic: Pertaining to a city or citizenship.
- Urban: Relating to a city or town.
- Local: Relating to a particular area or district.
Related Phrases
- Municipal bond: A debt security issued by a city or local government to finance public projects.
- Municipal council: The elected governing body of a municipality.
- Municipal park: A public park owned and maintained by the local government.
Adjective
- of or relating to the government of a municipality
- international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law- J.L.kuntz
- relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
- municipal government
- municipal bonds
- a municipal park
- municipal transportation