Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Metropolitan

adj. Of or relating to a city or metropolis.

metropolitan council

An official or quasi-official body appointed or elected by voters of a metropolitan area to provide for the unified administration of services (such as sewage disposal or public transportation) to the cities and towns within the metropolitan area.

metropolitan district

A special district, embracing parts of or entire cities and towns in a metropolitan area, created by a state to provide unified administration of one or more common services, such as water supply or public transportation.

metropolitan stipendiary magistrate

English law. A stipendiary magistrate with jurisdiction in inner London areas. See stipendiary magistrate.