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Definitions

municipal

[myoo-nis-uh-puhl] / myuˈnɪs ə pəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning cities
Synonyms
WEAK
borough burghal city civic civil community corporate domestic home incorporated internal local metropolitan native public town urban
Antonyms
WEAK
country suburban

Example Sentences

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If I do return, I would likely seek work in a church, nonprofit or municipal role.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The party also placed some of Ma’s former subordinates in the Shenzhen municipal government and the chairman of a major property developer in the city under investigation in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Surprisingly, the LFI does not appear to have been badly damaged, and pulled through the first round of the municipal elections with strong results.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Japan has a poor recycling rate, reusing not even 20 percent of municipal waste, according to the National Institute for Environmental Studies.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Around them, the city seemed to yawn and stretch, waking gradually as the sun rose over sauropods and swooping dacytls, brownstones and church steeples and municipal domes.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older