Originally Posted by
shikamaru
Here we go!
Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed.
The latter definition with regard to the term municipal is an international law definition.
The Constitution of the United States is municipal resulting in a body politic and corporate. The body politic is private. The body corporate is public. The government itself is public. Public is a term synonymous with government.
If I say "public office", you know exactly what I am speaking of.
Please note that many of the terms we are using with respect to this subject matter i.e. constitution, citizen, municipal, etc. are Roman Civil Law terms and have their origins in Roman Law.