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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Hailey Garcia said she’s been to five city hall meetings across the San Gabriel Valley to ask about what cities are doing to protect residents from ICE.
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Staff Report, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Does the company pull permits at city hall?
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
We were parked by this time outside city hall, where the police chief’s office is located, behind a small waiting room with a glass case of plaques and trophies.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Staff Report, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Does the company pull permits at city hall?
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
We were parked by this time outside city hall, where the police chief’s office is located, behind a small waiting room with a glass case of plaques and trophies.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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