municipality
n. countablen. a city, town, or village that has its own local government. It can also refer to the group of people who run that local area.
n. a city, town, or district possessing corporate status and powers of self-government. Refers both to the administrative territory and the governing body itself.
The municipality provides water and trash services to all residents.
After the heavy snowfall, the municipality sent out trucks to clear the main roads and salt the sidewalks.
The merger of several smaller villages into a single municipality allowed for more efficient allocation of resources and a unified approach to regional urban planning.
Borrowed from French municipalité (Edmund Burke), from municipal + -ité, from Latin municipalis, from municipium (“free city, township”), from municeps (“citizen of a free city or township”), from mūnus (“duty, service”) + -ceps (“taker, catcher”). Equivalent to municipal + -ity.
Often used in formal or administrative contexts to replace 'city' or 'town council'.