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title: municipal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «municipal» in the school dictionary: Belonging to or run by a town or city council (a municipal swimming pool, municipal park). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# municipal

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**Who acts:** We, municipal library, municipal council, municipal park, Municipal workers, town · **What happens:** belong, run, swim, be, fix, have · **To what, where:** municipal pool, streets, new playground, rubbish, municipal elections, council

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«municipal» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [municipal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/municipal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Belonging to or run by a town or city council (a municipal swimming pool, municipal park).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:m1:1
# text = Belonging to or run by a town or city council (a municipal swimming pool, municipal park).
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a town or city council | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by town=Trajectory |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We swim at the municipal pool on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:x1:1
# text = We swim at the municipal pool on Saturdays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | We |  |  | the municipal pool | saturday |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at pool=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The municipal library is free for everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:x2:1
# text = The municipal library is free for everyone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the municipal library |  |  |  |  | for everyone; free *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The municipal council fixes the streets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:x3:1
# text = The municipal council fixes the streets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fixes	fix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present | the municipal council | the streets |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent street=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The municipal park has a new playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:x4:1
# text = The municipal park has a new playground.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the municipal park | a new playground |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent playground=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Municipal workers collect the rubbish every week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:x5:1
# text = Municipal workers collect the rubbish every week.
1	Municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | Municipal workers | the rubbish |  |  | week |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town holds municipal elections to choose the council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:municipal:x6:1
# text = The town holds municipal elections to choose the council.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	elections	election	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the town | municipal elections |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Theme |
| 2 | **choose** | to-infinitive | the town *not said here* | the council |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent council=Theme |

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