municipal
adjective
mu·nic·i·pal
| \ myu̇-ˈni-s(ə-)pəl
also myə-, mə-, -ˈni-sə-bəl, nonstandard ˌmyü-nə-ˈsi-pəl\
also myə-, mə-, -ˈni-sə-bəl, nonstandard ˌmyü-nə-ˈsi-pəl\
Definition of municipal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit (such as a nation)
municipal legislation … enacted for the fulfillment of the treaties — U.S. Stat. 750
2a
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a municipality
municipal government municipal water supplies municipal elections municipal courts
b
: having local self-government
3
: restricted to one locality
a new very municipal variety of dwarf sweet pea— Osbert Sitwell
municipal
nounDefinition of municipal (Entry 2 of 2)
: a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government
—usually used in plural
Examples of municipal in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Guns became a focal point of the races after a shooter killed 12 people at a Virginia Beach municipal building on May 31. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, "Money flowing to Virginia legislative races from both sides of gun control issue," 5 Sep. 2019 That has progressed to build new homes, offices, and municipal buildings, some as tall as seven floors, according to Quentin Pichon, founder of CAN-Ingenieurs Architectes who specialize in hempcrete buildings. — Kevin Orland, BostonGlobe.com, "Builders are swapping cement for hemp to reduce pollution," 30 Aug. 2019 The safe, a time capsule sealed in 1969, had been sitting on a shelf in the Derry Public Library for the past five years, and, before that, at the old municipal building, the library's director, Cara Potter, said. — Fox News, "New Hampshire time capsule opened 50 years later offers big surprise," 25 Aug. 2019 Before that, it was kept at the old municipal building in town. — USA TODAY, "‘Stranger’ tourists, Phish and the plague, kinkajou attack: News from around our 50 states," 22 Aug. 2019 Biostar uses facial recognition and fingerprint scans to identify people authorized to enter warehouses, municipal buildings, businesses, and banks. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Found: World-readable database used to secure buildings around the globe," 14 Aug. 2019 The issue is already highly charged in Virginia, which had its own mass shooting in May, when 12 people were killed in a Virginia Beach municipal building. — New York Times, "Will Shootings Sway Voters? Look First to Virginia Races," 8 Aug. 2019 Before the El Paso attack, the deadliest mass shooting of 2019 happened in a municipal building in Virginia Beach, where a former city employee killed 12 people and injured four. — Jason Silverstein, CBS News, "There have been more mass shootings than days this year," 5 Aug. 2019 Here’s a number of fatalities to present: In the weeks after the NRA posted its screed, four were killed and 15 injured in Gilroy, Calif., and 13 were killed and five wounded in a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Just before a shooter killed 20 in El Paso, the NRA celebrated looser Texas gun laws," 4 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Many bonds, especially municipals, carry bid/asked price spreads for retail buyers. — Russ Wiles, azcentral, "What you should know about investing in bonds as a long bull market continues," 4 Aug. 2019 Many bonds, especially municipals, carry bid/asked price spreads for retail buyers. — Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, "What you should know about bonds: Prices riding 38-year run but won't defy gravity forever," 4 Aug. 2019 Vernon's Democratic Candidates VERNON — The Vernon Democratic Town Committee endorsed Dr. Ellen L Marmer to run for Mayor in the November municipal. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Vernon Edition," 31 July 2017 Medical transport should be a public municipal service free at the point of use—like fire protection or street cleaning—and yet has instead become another industry on the take. — Adam Gaffney, New Republic, "How Medical Bills Harm Us All," 6 June 2017 Fairwood, who also gave reports on bicycle lane options at an April municipal services meeting, outlined three options for the board to consider: • — Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com, "Committee recommends against Central Avenue bike lanes," 8 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'municipal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for municipal
municipal
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of municipal
: of or relating to the government of a city or town
See the full definition for municipal in the English Language Learners Dictionary
municipal
adjective
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Kids Definition of municipal
: of or relating to the government of a town or city
municipal buildings
municipal
adjective
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Legal Definition of municipal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit (as a nation)
was sentenced by a court of municipal, not international, jurisdiction
— compare domestic
2a
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a municipality
the municipal counsel
b
: having local self-government
a municipal district
3
: restricted to one locality
municipal
nounLegal Definition of municipal (Entry 2 of 2)
: a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government
—usually used in pl.
— see also municipal bond at bond sense 2
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