noun
municipal system; city organization
Refers to the legal and administrative framework under which a municipality operates, often used in historical or legal contexts regarding the establishment of city governance.
この町は来年、市制を施行する予定だ。
This town plans to implement the municipal system next year.
市制施行100周年を記念して式典が開かれた。
A ceremony was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the municipal system's establishment.
Compound of 市 (city) and 制 (system, organization). The term was coined during the Meiji era as part of the modernization of local government.