Civil vs Municipal - What's the difference?
civil | municipal |
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.
(finance) A financial instrument issued by a municipality.
* {{quote-news, year=2008, date=April 21, author=Julie Connelly, title=Muni Bonds, Safe With High Yields, work=New York Times
, passage=“This might be the last great opportunity for preretirement baby boomers to buy municipals at such attractive levels,” said Janet Fiorenza, head of municipal fixed income at Lehman Brothers Asset Management.}}
As adjectives the difference between civil and municipal
is that civil is having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion while municipal is of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).As a noun municipal is
a financial instrument issued by a municipality.civil
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people .
- It was very civil of him to stop the argument
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ----municipal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* civicDerived terms
* municipalityNoun
(en noun)citation