municipal

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ADJ.

all, fixed, large, left, private, provincial, rejected, rubbish

The city council decided to privatize some of the large municipal services.

VERB + MUNICIPAL

appears, go, head, mandates, taken, upcoming, volunteer, works

The mayor will head the municipal council meeting next Tuesday evening.

MUNICIPAL + NOUN

body, children, clinic, council, councilors', elections, firefighters, government

The municipal council voted to increase funding for local schools next year.

PREP.

in, in, on

The city council voted on several municipal projects during last week's meeting.

Definitions

adj

1

Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).

More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.

2

Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.

noun

1

A financial instrument issued by a municipality.

“This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Management.

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More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.

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“This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Mana

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The municipal council all but ignored the gravity of the pollution.

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The municipal council should concentrate more on specific issues.

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Many offices of the municipal government are in the town hall.

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The municipal government is at their wits' end concerning the garbage problem.

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