- municipality
- An incorporated city, village, or town. See municipal corporation.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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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
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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
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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
