1. an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

2. people living in a town or city having local self-government

1.(英国的)自治市，市政府
In Britain, amunicipality is a city or town which is governed by its own locally-appointed officials. You can also refer to a city's or town's local government as amunicipality .

2.(美国能自行选举政府的)自治市
In the United States, amunicipality is a city or town that is incorporated and can elect its own government, which is also called amunicipality .

1. 市政当局：二、由于市政当局(municipality)的主要收入来自于地产税(property tax),所以市政方面的工程也会受到相当严重的影响,尤其是在加州和佛州这些房价大幅下跌的地区.

2. 城市：他们征收郡(county)税,城市(municipality)税,和学区(school)税. 一般所说的房产税,是这三项税的总和. 这三项的比例,一般是1: 1: 5 . 以学区税最多. 房产税里有两大因素,房产估价和税率. 这两项都是由政府机构定的,有权收房产税的政府机构包括郡政府,

3. 镇：菲律宾不设县,省的下一级政府为市(City)和社、镇(municipality),其行政长官均称为市长(Major). 菲华文报纸把City 译成市,而把municipality译成社、镇,即经济相对发达、人口比较集中的称为镇,反之则称为社.

4. 直辖市：假如你是某报社记者,请根据下表提供的信息写一篇英文稿,简要地报道中国开发西部的有关情况. 主要情况 范围:9个省,自治区(autonomous regions),一个直辖市(municipality)面积:540万平方公里...