municipal elections

Chinese meaning
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Rats are on the ballot in Canadian municipal elections this fall, with several political parties promising to tackle city rat problems.
Source: Phys.org · 13 Oct 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
municipal源自拉丁municipium(自治城镇);election源自拉丁eligere(挑选出)
- municipal = munus(公职、义务)+ capere(承担)→ municeps(承担公职的自治市民)+ -al(形容词后缀);election = e-(向外)+ lect(挑选)+ -ion(名词后缀)
Collocations
- municipal elections / hold municipal elections / on the ballot in municipal elections





