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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Juneteenth is also observed by many local offices, including city halls in Kansas City, Independence, Overland Park, Lenexa and other governments across the metro.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Prisons have long been an important part of Leavenworth’s economy, employing hundreds of workers to guard prisoners held in two military facilities, the nation’s first federal penitentiary, a Kansas correctional facility and a county jail within 6 miles (10 kilometers) of city hall.
—John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Beyond Sacramento, demonstrators converged on parks, city halls and commercial strips throughout the region, with events planned in Auburn, Woodland, Elk Grove and beyond.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
Unfortunately, after a beautiful ceremony complete with Joe’s white horse Milkshake, an old friend of Georgia’s, pulling her to city hall in a carriage and her walk down the aisle in a fluffy light blue Cindarella-esque ball gown, P.I.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Prisons have long been an important part of Leavenworth’s economy, employing hundreds of workers to guard prisoners held in two military facilities, the nation’s first federal penitentiary, a Kansas correctional facility and a county jail within 6 miles (10 kilometers) of city hall.
—John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Beyond Sacramento, demonstrators converged on parks, city halls and commercial strips throughout the region, with events planned in Auburn, Woodland, Elk Grove and beyond.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
Unfortunately, after a beautiful ceremony complete with Joe’s white horse Milkshake, an old friend of Georgia’s, pulling her to city hall in a carriage and her walk down the aisle in a fluffy light blue Cindarella-esque ball gown, P.I.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 June 2025
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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