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Antonyms for municipal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : myoo-nis-uh-puh l
Phonetic Transcription : myuˈnɪs ə pəl

Definition of municipal

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French municipal, from Latin municipalis "of a citizen of a free town, of a free town," also "of a petty town, provincial," from municipium "free town, city whose citizens have the privileges of Roman citizens but are governed by their own laws," from municeps "citizen, inhabitant of a free town." Second element is root of capere "assume, take" (see capable). First element is from munus (plural munia) "service performed for the community, duty, work," also "public spectacle paid for by the magistrate, (gladiatorial) entertainment, gift," from Old Latin moenus "service, duty, burden," from PIE *moi-n-es-, generally taken as a suffixed form of root *mei- "to change, go, move" (Watkins; see mutable); but Tucker says "more probably" from the other PIE root *mei- meaning "bind," so that munia = "obligations" and communis = "bound together."
  • adj concerning cities
Example sentences :
  • My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it's through him that I know it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • For I should say that a signal honour of a municipal character has just been done me.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The Act is a municipal law, and a foreign nation has nothing to do with it.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • The strike of the municipal workers in Warsaw was short-lived.
  • Extract from : « The Paper Moneys of Europe » by Francis W. Hirst
  • This is prerogative, and not to be limited by our municipal rules.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • American government, (a) National, (b) State and local, (c) Municipal.2.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • On March 14 Municipal Suffrage was discussed in open session.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • The bill for Municipal Suffrage was then defeated by 14 yeas, 24 nays.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • On February 26 the latter gave a hearing for Municipal Suffrage.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • Municipal and Presidential Suffrage were lost without a roll-call.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

Synonyms for municipal

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