city charter

collocation in English

meaningsofcityandcharter

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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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charter
noun
uk
/ˈtʃɑː.tər/us
/ˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɚ/
a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler ...
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(Definition ofcityandcharterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcity charter

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The community's prosperity is due to the granting of acitycharterin 1534.
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Itscitycharterwas adopted in 1908, and it was incorporated as a city in 1909.
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Cities which previously had been granted acitycharter, but did not have the requisite population, had their status grandfathered in.
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Each is listed by the city name, in general chronological order with the approximate year of settlement orcitycharter.
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This led to calls for the town to receive acitycharter, which was granted by the state in 1848.
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Visalia is a charter city with acitycharterapproved by the electorate that acts as a constitution for the city.
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Tyszowce was incorporated as a town from 1419 until 1870 when it lost itscitycharter, to regain it only in 2000.
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Cities which previously been granted acitycharter, but did not have the requisite population, had their status grandfathered in.
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Despite this, it never organized a city government, and itscitycharterwas revoked along with dozens of others in 1995.
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The community's prosperity was due to the granting of acitycharterin 1534.
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Thecitycharter, approved by the residents, prohibited gambling within the city limits.
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North of the abbey a town later developed, which in 1398 was granted acitycharter, and which was the abbey's property until 1773.
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He was elected and served a three-year term before a newcitycharterput an end to the ward election system.
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Thecitycharterplaced special burdens on racial minorities within the governmental process, which was not permissible.
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The newcitychartersuperseded the finance commissioners post.
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In existence since the 15th century, it received itscitycharteraround 1727.
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Acitycharterwas re-established in 1889 and today'scitycharterwas adopted in 1931.
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Under the originalcitycharter, the mayor was elected to a one-year term.
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It has a municipal charter but nocitycharter.
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In 1939, the municipality refused to consolidate, later adopting a formalcitycharterthe following year.
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