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

Flaherty also interacts with a peppy gal pal (Carla Gugino), a city hall reporter for a metropolitan daily. — Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Drop boxes are often found at city halls, libraries and schools. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026

Norwalk detectives worked with city hall building management and security personnel to identify the suspect, according to police. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Scores of churches, libraries, cultural centers and city halls made big screens available for the public to watch the funeral, public broadcaster NRK reported. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for city hall

• aerosol
• alcohol
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• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
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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