kommune
municipality · noun (en)
- Definition
- A municipality is the smallest administrative division in Norway, typically corresponding to a local government area. It is responsible for providing local services such as schools, healthcare, social services, and infrastructure.
- Inflections
- kommune, kommunen, kommuner, kommunene
- Origin
- The word 'kommune' comes from the Latin word 'communa', meaning 'community' or 'common property'. It entered Norwegian through French ('commune').
Examples
| Kommunen har vedtatt nye regler for søppelhåndtering. | The municipality has adopted new rules for waste management. |
| Vi må kontakte kommunen for å få byggetillatelse. | We need to contact the municipality to get a building permit. |
| Innbyggerne i kommunen stemmer over nye forslag. | The residents of the municipality vote on new proposals. |