municipal

adjective

Definition of municipalnext
as in federal
of or relating to the government of a city or town municipal government a municipal election

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Recent Examples of municipal Early voting started Monday in suburban Cook County and voters will have until the end of March to cast their ballot in the municipal election coming ahead of April 1 election day. — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 And who makes up the largest percentage of municipal employees? — Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 That electricity can then be used at times when demands on the municipal grid are high. — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025 Under the bill, municipal sentences would be capped at the same levels outlined under state law. — Jay Fisher, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for municipal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
  1. federal
  2. national
  3. civic
  4. civil
  5. domestic
  6. public
  7. internal
Adjective
  • This stability also positioned Fisk to receive additional federal financing for a new Science Center and Student Life Center—developments that will further strengthen the institution’s long-term sustainability.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Elrod Gifford Group will represent individual, non-profit and corporate clients, at a moment when Democrats and progressives grapple with when and how to respond to the Republican dominance at the federal level.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of federal
Adjective
  • Trump's presence at the event brought a national spotlight to the sport of college wrestling and an electric energy to the building.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The Headliner Awards named him the 2024 national sports columnist of the year.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of national
Adjective
  • The Cook County clerk, as well as the League of Women Voters, NAACP and other civic organizations, should employ strategies to encourage citizens to vote.
    — Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The death of San Diego civic legend Leon Williams at age 102 triggered outpourings of appreciation and admiration for the groundbreaking Black community leader.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of civic
Adjective
  • Thankfully, there’s already a bug report open on Implicit Conversions’ Discord server about this cross-save issue, so by all means, contribute in a suitably civil fashion about it. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Despite clear evidence of misconduct, company leaders ignored the behavior, according to the Department of Justice civil settlement agreement.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of civil
Adjective
  • Comments Oh, to live in a world where an original rom-com like Pretty Woman (1990) is the fourth-highest domestic box office success of its year.
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Norway, in the 1990s, benefited not just from the domestic and European success of Rosenborg, a fixture in the early editions of the Champions League, but from the country’s status as a natural market for English teams only just experimenting with the radical idea of employing foreign players.
    — Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of domestic
Adjective
  • Shortly after Yang’s successful attempt was made public, Suni engaged with online users to share her disappointment.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • He was fired a month later for not cooperating with the university’s investigation but no additional information about Weiss’ crimes were made public.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of public
Adjective
  • Antioxidant-Rich Foods Cells in your gut are exposed to harmful compounds through internal and external sources.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Those investigations were not available as internal affairs does not keep case files before 2017.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of internal

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