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

Examples of city hall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Immediately after the quake, SDF trucks towed water tanks to community centres and schools across Yatsushiro city, returning to city hall to refill from emergency tanks beneath the building. — USA Today, 30 July 2026

Boise created a chief innovation officer to spread these practices across city hall. — William Cogswell, Time, 24 July 2026

One of the most gruesome murders in 19th-century America happened in a New York City office, just across the street from city hall. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Two 1970s murals by Chilean artist Julio Escámez, long considered lost, are reemerging in Chillán’s city hall (Chile). — News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for city hall

• aerosol
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• basketball
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Kids Definition

city hall

noun

1

: the main administrative building of a city

2

a

: a municipal government

b

: city officialdom or bureaucracy

you can't fight city hall