city hall
noun
1
: the chief administrative building of a city
2
a
: a municipal government
b
: city officialdom or bureaucracy
you can't fight city hall
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This three-phase vision for the 26-acre campus has so far resulted in an addition to the Department of Public Safety’s headquarters, a new net zero-energy city hall built to LEED Platinum standards, and six acres of public open space.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
On the night of the meeting, the crowd of residents exceeded the capacity of city hall, forcing officials to relocate the meeting to the nearby fire station.
—Archer Guanco, Daniel Schoenherr, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
On the night of the meeting, the crowd of residents exceeded the capacity of city hall, forcing officials to relocate the meeting to the nearby fire station.
—Archer Guanco, Daniel Schoenherr, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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