municipality

/mjuˌnɪsəˈpæləti/
noun
  1. A city, town, or other district that has its own local government.
    • Our municipality provides free trash pickup every Tuesday.
    • She was elected mayor of a small municipality in the mountains.
    • The new law applies to every municipality in the state.
  2. The governing body of a city or town.
    • Residents complained to the municipality about the noise from the construction site.
    • The municipality is responsible for maintaining the roads and streetlights.
    • The municipality decided to build a new park near the river.
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