Definition

1. 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

1. 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
2. relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
   • municipal government
   • municipal bonds
   • a municipal park
   • municipal transportation