municipality

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• municipality — mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty /myu̇ ˌni sə pa lə tē/ n pl ties: a primarily urban municipal corporation; also: the governing body of a municipality Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. municipality …   Law dictionary

• municipality — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (40) The term municipality means political subdivision or public agency or instrumentality of a State. United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• Municipality — Mu*nic i*pal i*ty, n.; pl. {Municipalities}. [Cf. F. municipalit[ e].] A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• municipality — UK US /mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/ noun [C] (plural municipalities) GOVERNMENT ► a city or town that has its own government: »The smoking ban that started in 13 municipalities in New Mexico, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque, has now officially gone… …   Financial and business terms

• municipality — (n.) 1789, from Fr. municipalité, from municipal (see MUNICIPAL (Cf. municipal)) …   Etymology dictionary

• municipality — [n] city borough, community, district, metropolis, precinct, town, township, village; concept 507 …   New thesaurus

• municipality — ► NOUN (pl. municipalities) ▪ a town or district that has local government …   English terms dictionary

• municipality — [myo͞o nis΄ə pal′ə tē] n. pl. municipalities [Fr municipalité < municipal < L municipalis,MUNICIPAL] 1. a city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs 2. its governing officials …   English World dictionary

• Municipality — The Ponce City Hall, in the city of Ponce, is the seat of the government for both the city and the surrounding barrios making up the municipality. A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually… …   Wikipedia

• municipality — /myooh nis euh pal i tee/, n., pl. municipalities. 1. a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government. 2. a community under municipal jurisdiction. 3. the governing body of such a district or… …   Universalium

• municipality — [[t]mjuːnɪ̱sɪpæ̱lɪti[/t]] municipalities 1) N COUNT In Britain, a municipality is a city or town which is governed by its own locally appointed officials. You can also refer to a city s or town s local government as a municipality. 2) N COUNT In… …   English dictionary