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
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Based on Court of Honor, William P. Wood’s 1991 legal thriller, this Turner Network Television original movie finds Tom Selleck playing a municipal judge who pitches in to help with a government sting operation focused on nailing a dirty judge.
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Nell Beram, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
No one talks politics during the game, but politics undergird the action from the start: the movie opens with a radio host announcing a municipal board’s decision to replace the field with the school.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco offer municipal ID cards and debit cards that can be used to obtain a driver’s license, provide financial aid for education, open a bank account, receive food assistance or access homeless shelter services.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Griffith brings a ton of municipal financial experience with her.
—Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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Nell Beram, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
No one talks politics during the game, but politics undergird the action from the start: the movie opens with a radio host announcing a municipal board’s decision to replace the field with the school.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco offer municipal ID cards and debit cards that can be used to obtain a driver’s license, provide financial aid for education, open a bank account, receive food assistance or access homeless shelter services.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Griffith brings a ton of municipal financial experience with her.
—Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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Six aviation industry leaders appeared before the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday and addressed longstanding issues within the industry, including outdated federal systems and staffing shortages.—
Geoff Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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Minutes before the hearing began, Adams emphasized the importance of immigrants in New York City’s history and a need to balance that with a need to for the federal government to manage the border.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gabbard is now the U.S. director of national intelligence.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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However, the total net interest payments year to date rose to $396 billion, just behind national defense and health.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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Over time, the postwar Western power centers produced a fundamental transformation in outlook and civic influence.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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The third individual placed on leave -- a member of the office's civil division -- posted about Elon Musk and Ed Martin, a leader of the Stop the Steal movement and President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., the sources said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Treasury Department will set up an office to administer the reserve, which will be capitalized with Bitcoin (BTC) confiscated by the government as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, according to the order.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Aiming to boost the domestic economy, U.S. President Donald Trump is firing off a salvo of policies, altering the course of them mid-flight and causing collateral damage within the country’s own borders.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The American tax code currently encourages offshoring by taxing foreign corporate income at a rate lower than domestic corporate income.—
Chad P. Bown,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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The next four largest egg producers are privately held, so their financial data are not public.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Under Idaho law, a private citizen can arrest someone when a public offense was committed or attempted in their presence or when someone has committed a felony in or out of their presence, and the citizen has reasonable cause to believe the person committed the crime.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Garrett Whitlock pitched in his first game since an internal brace procedure in May.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The efforts to cut diplomatic posts and overseas staffing are part of an internal campaign to reduce the State Department's operations budget, perhaps by as much as 20%, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the evolving discussions.—
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arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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