Word of the Day: MUNICIPAL

Local business

municipal (adj) - pertaining to a town, city, or district, particularly its government [myoo-nis-uh-puhl]

BREAKDOWN: MUN- (service) + CIP- (take) + -AL (pertaining to)

• a municipality is a town, city, or district with its own jurisdiction and government

“Local assemblies of the people constitute the strength of free nations. Municipal institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science: they bring it within the people's reach, and teach them how to use and enjoy it. A nation may establish a system of free government, but without the spirit of municipal institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty.” —Alexis de Tocqueville