Municipality

Municipality in Election Law

A local administrative division composed of several villages or sometimes city districts, usually represented by an elected body which protects its interests and oversees the administration of its affairs. A municipality is usually financially and administratively independent and has its own powers.

Concept of Municipality

Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law.

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See Also

• State Government
• Local Government
• Local Government Law

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See Also

• Election Law
• Electoral Laws
• Electoral Legislation

Hierarchical Display of Municipality

Politics > Executive power and public service > Regional and local authorities
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Farming systems > Agricultural real estate > Landholding system > Common land

Municipality

Concept of Municipality

See the dictionary definition of Municipality.

Characteristics of Municipality

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Translation of Municipality

• Spanish: Municipio
• French: Commune
• German: Gemeinde
• Italian: Comune
• Portuguese: Comuna
• Polish: Gmina

Thesaurus of Municipality

Politics > Executive power and public service > Regional and local authorities > Municipality
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Farming systems > Agricultural real estate > Landholding system > Common land > Municipality

See also

• Common land

• Borough