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Municipality

mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty

/myo͞oˌnisəˈpalədē/

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noun

1. a city or town that has corporate status and local government.

   "voters in each municipality choose between four candidates"

   Similar:

   borough

   town

   city

   district

   administrative division

   precinct

   township

   burgh

   arrondissement

   • the governing body of a municipality.

     "locally elected municipalities"

A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing or ruling body of a given municipality. Wikipedia