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municipal (iou) and arbiter (iou)


municipal (iou)



municipal adjective & noun. M16.
[Latin municipalis, from MUNICIPIUM, from municip-, -ceps, from munia civic offices + capere take: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a State as distinguished from its foreign relations. Orig. & chiefly in municipal law. M16.
b. transf. Belonging to one place only; having narrow limits. rare. M17.
Of or pertaining to the local self-government or corporate government of a city or town; having such government; conducted by a municipality. E17.
municipal bond (chiefly US) a Security issued by a local authority or its agent, orig. to finance local projects. municipal corporation: see CORPORATION 2.
Roman History. Of or pertaining to a municipium; contempt. provincial. E17.
b. noun.
In pl. Municipal laws. Only in L16.
Roman History. An inhabitant of a municipium. E18.
A municipal bond. Usu. in pl. US colloq. E20.
municipalism noun (a) devotion to one's municipality; municipal or local loyalty (as opp. to national patriotism); (b) preference for municipal as opp. to centralized action or control in government: M19.
municipalist noun an advocate of the extension of the range of municipal action or control M19.
municipali'zation noun the action of municipalizing something L19.
municipalize verb trans. bring under municipal ownership or control; grant local self-government to: E19.
municipalizer noun = municipalist E20.
municipally adverb with regard to a municipality or municipal affairs M19.

arbiter (iou)



arbiter noun. LME.
[Latin = judge, supreme ruler.]
1. A person whose opinion or decision is authoritative in a matter of debate; a judge, arbitrator, or umpire appointed to decide a dispute. LME.
W. H. Dixon Appointed arbiter of the dispute. fig.: Milton Twilight..short Arbiter 'Twixt Day and Night.
2. A person with complete authority over or control of (a matter). E17.
D. Halberstam Her taste was impeccable, she was not so much an arbiter of Fashion as she was Fashion herself.
Phrases: arbiter elegantiarum an authority on matters of taste or Etiquette.