municipality
noun
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē 
plural municipalities
1
: a primarily urban political unit (such as a city or town) having corporate (see corporate sense 1a) status and usually powers of self-government
Elections were held in the municipality.
2
: the governing body of a municipality
The municipality approved the budget for the year.
Examples of municipality in a Sentence
laws that have been enacted by many states and municipalities
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Royer Perez Jimenez, a 19-year-old from the municipality of San Juan Chamula in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, died on March 16 at a detention center in Florida.
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CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The accident occurred on the premises of Rancho Santana resort in Tola, a municipality in the Rivas department of Nicaragua, per the outlet.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
His proposal would hold flat a consistent source of revenue, Local Government Distributive Funds — a slice of state income taxes doled out to municipalities.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Rinker, on the other hand, could ask another municipality to annex its property even if the town decides against dissolution.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The accident occurred on the premises of Rancho Santana resort in Tola, a municipality in the Rivas department of Nicaragua, per the outlet.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
His proposal would hold flat a consistent source of revenue, Local Government Distributive Funds — a slice of state income taxes doled out to municipalities.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Rinker, on the other hand, could ask another municipality to annex its property even if the town decides against dissolution.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Municipality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipality. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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municipality
noun
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
myu̇-ˌnis-ə-ˈpal-ət-ē
plural municipalities
: a self-governing city or town
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municipality
noun
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty
myu̇-ˌni-sə-ˈpa-lə-tē
plural municipalities
: a primarily urban municipal corporation
also
: the governing body of a municipality
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