as in cities
a thickly settled, highly populated area
a municipality with an excellent police department
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Recent Examples of municipalities
The bill allows these areas to incorporate as municipalities, giving them control over development, finances, government services, grant applications and the ability to elect local leaders who can advocate on their behalf.
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Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Also, a third of all sales tax is collected in municipalities, which occupy about 5% of the state’s total land mass.
—Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
In other municipalities, like Lee’s Summit, Independence and other parts of Johnson County, residents will need to drop off their trash at a facility.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
As well, provinces and municipalities offer their own bonds, as do corporations, with each having varying degrees of risk and return potential.
—Francis Gingras Roy, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The new transit center is expected to serve 46 municipalities and vastly improve the bus system in the city, heavily relied on by Hartford residents, 40% of whom do not own a car.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Those municipalities meet the eligibility criteria listed under state statutes and may have affecting facilities.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The rankings were based on an analysis of municipalities with overall populations greater than 15,000 people and senior citizens representing more than a quarter of the population.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
According to the state’s distressed municipalities map, several rural towns in Connecticut with populations of less than 20,000 people are listed as being environmental justice communities.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Also, a third of all sales tax is collected in municipalities, which occupy about 5% of the state’s total land mass.
—Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
In other municipalities, like Lee’s Summit, Independence and other parts of Johnson County, residents will need to drop off their trash at a facility.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
As well, provinces and municipalities offer their own bonds, as do corporations, with each having varying degrees of risk and return potential.
—Francis Gingras Roy, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The new transit center is expected to serve 46 municipalities and vastly improve the bus system in the city, heavily relied on by Hartford residents, 40% of whom do not own a car.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Those municipalities meet the eligibility criteria listed under state statutes and may have affecting facilities.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The rankings were based on an analysis of municipalities with overall populations greater than 15,000 people and senior citizens representing more than a quarter of the population.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
According to the state’s distressed municipalities map, several rural towns in Connecticut with populations of less than 20,000 people are listed as being environmental justice communities.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipalities
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The film in the Farsi and French languages is an offbeat homage to Iranian cinema that takes place in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, and Rankin reimagines a Canada where Farsi is now a dominant tongue.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Jan. 2025
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In Poway, as in other cities, the council has cited the cost of a special election as a reason to appoint.—
Hiram Soto,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the decades since his death, King was honored on nearly 1,000 streets in cities, towns and suburbs across the country, and a few in foreign lands.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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For the Centennial State, business in its ski towns brings huge economic gains, with spending reaching record highs this past year.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Municipalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipalities. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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