township
noun
town·ship
ˈtau̇n-ˌship 
1
a
b
: a unit of local government in some northeastern and north central states usually having a chief administrative officer or board
c
: an unorganized subdivision of the county in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
d
: an electoral and administrative district of the county in the southern U.S.
2
: a division of territory in surveys of U.S. public land containing 36 sections or 36 square miles
3
: an area in the Republic of South Africa that was segregated under apartheid for occupation by persons of non-European descent
4
: an ancient unit of administration in England identical in area with or a division of a parish
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The township's Board of Supervisors suspended Fischer without pay on the day of his arrest in February 2021 and fired him in June 2021.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Paper forms can also be found at township trustee offices and at branches of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Since then, Children’s has added the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center, Christ Hospital opened a Liberty Township campus and the township has added to its business community.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
Key Background The border state of Tamaulipas, and the township of Miguel Alemán, have been among the most impacted by organized crime and violence in Mexico.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The entire site, straddling the two townships east of the 435-acre Voice of America MetroPark, will be among the largest mixed-use developments in the region.
—The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Khoza, 37, lives in Soweto, a sprawling township of Johannesburg, which is among the areas worst hit by a water crisis in the city.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
That’s where this impressive new listing in a local township comes into play.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
In some of the states carved out of the old Northwest Territory, like Michigan, they're still called townships.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Paper forms can also be found at township trustee offices and at branches of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Since then, Children’s has added the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center, Christ Hospital opened a Liberty Township campus and the township has added to its business community.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
Key Background The border state of Tamaulipas, and the township of Miguel Alemán, have been among the most impacted by organized crime and violence in Mexico.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The entire site, straddling the two townships east of the 435-acre Voice of America MetroPark, will be among the largest mixed-use developments in the region.
—The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Khoza, 37, lives in Soweto, a sprawling township of Johannesburg, which is among the areas worst hit by a water crisis in the city.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
That’s where this impressive new listing in a local township comes into play.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
In some of the states carved out of the old Northwest Territory, like Michigan, they're still called townships.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
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township
noun
town·ship
ˈtau̇n-ˌship
1
: a unit of local government in some northeastern and north central states
2
: a division of territory in surveys of U.S. public land containing 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometers)
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