municipalizern.
/mjᵿˈnɪsᵻpəlʌɪzə/, /mjᵿˈnɪsᵻpl̩ʌɪzə/, U.S. /mjuˈnɪsəpəˌlaɪzər/, /mjəˈnɪsəpəˌlaɪzər/ Now rare.
A person who favours municipal control of public services, institutions, etc.; a municipalist.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > provincial or local autonomy > adherent of
provincialist1718
municipalist1858
communalizer1889
regionalist1900
municipalizer1901
1901 Econ. Jrnl. 11 493 Even from the point of view of the ardent municipaliser the Tramways Act was a mistake.
1908 G. B. Shaw Common Sense of Municipal Trading p. ix The most..disinterested of them would..become ardent municipalizers.
1928 Weekly Disp. 24 June 9/3 Within the movement there are (1) prohibitionists,..(2) municipalisers; (3) advocates of State ownership and control.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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