Municipalities
Wards and municipalities are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wards" instead a noun "Municipalities".
Wards
Municipalities and wards are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Municipalities" instead a noun "Wards".
Both words in one sentence
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The special wards act much like municipalities elsewhere in Japan (they elect their own mayors and city councils) but they don't have quite as much control over their area as regular municipalities - they can't pass their own laws, for instance.
Source: Useful Notes / Tokyo
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Wards and Municipalities. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/municipalities/wards
Municipalities & Wards. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/municipalities/wards>.
Wards or Municipalities. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/municipalities/wards.
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