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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However, the scope of the state and county governments are much different to that of a city hall.
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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