Municipality Definition

myo͝o-nĭsə-pălĭ-tē
municipalities
noun
A city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs.
Webster's New World
A body of officials appointed to manage the affairs of a local political unit.
American Heritage
Its governing officials.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Municipality

Noun

Singular:
municipality
Plural:
municipalities

Origin of Municipality

  • From French municipalité (Edmund Burke).

    From Wiktionary

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