municipal election

collocation in English

meaningsofmunicipalandelection

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municipal
adjective
uk
/mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/us
/mjuːˈnɪs.ə.pəl/
of or belonging to a town ...
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election
noun[C or U]
uk
/iˈlek.ʃən/us
/iˈlek.ʃən/
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or ...
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(Definition ofmunicipalandelectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The 1920municipalelectionwas held simultaneously with a poll to determine the licensing arrangements in every war.
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That was a backward administration and that was why it was soundly defeated and turfed out at themunicipalelection.
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I do think it would be most undesirable to have these by-laws brought up year after year at everymunicipalelection.
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When you have amunicipalelection, one-third of the members have to retire from the borough council.
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You need look only at themunicipalelectionreturns to prove how few people will take the trouble even to record their vote.
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I will not rub salt into the wounds, quoting manifestoes, election results andmunicipalelectionresults.
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The register for the nextmunicipalelectionis now being made up, and this does not affect it.
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It was exemplified at the recentmunicipalelection.
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I have just come from amunicipalelectionin the city.
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Everymunicipalelectionis the test by which we judge whether the work is good or bad.
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I went to speak for him on the eve of the poll in amunicipalelection.
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I was defending a gentleman who was accused of corruption in amunicipalelection.
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As the clause stands, it would be possible to question amunicipalelectionon the ground of general bribery otherwise than by election petition.
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The lastmunicipalelectionlargely turned on the land question.
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Will a copy of themunicipalelectionresults be attached?
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I believe it applies to everymunicipalelection, county council elections and to district council elections.
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The facts are that in an ordinarymunicipalelectionthere is not the same need.
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At amunicipalelectionor a by election people are grumbling at the low percentage of persons on the electoral roll who vote.
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Is it that he suspected that he might get an answer from them before themunicipalelectionresults came out?
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I am referring to the localmunicipalelection.
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