city hall

noun

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Definition of city hall

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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Recent Examples of city hall from the Web

In a turnabout, the State Council, China’s cabinet, stopped hectoring city halls and townships to restrain spending and instead last week launched an inspection to urge them to speed up already approved investment projects to re-energize growth.

— tory newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Mnuchin is in denial about the pain Trump's tariffs are inducing," 13 July 2018
In a turnabout, the State Council, China’s cabinet, stopped hectoring city halls and townships to restrain spending and instead last week launched an inspection to urge them to speed up already approved investment projects to re-energize growth.

— lingling wei, WSJ, "China’s Effort to Control Debt Loses Steam," 12 July 2018
At the opening ceremony, known as El Chupinazo, a rocket is launched and wine is sprayed over the large crowds that gather outside Pamplona's city hall.

— marina pitofsky, USA TODAY, "Running of the bulls faces backlash from women and animal rights groups," 6 July 2018
Surprise's downtown includes its city hall, a library, a four-year university and plans for new popular restaurants.

— jen fifield, azcentral, "With little input, Surprise leaders OK big salary boost for mayor, council," 12 June 2018
The city’s law department and attorneys for the Jones’ family have reached terms of the settlement, according to the city hall official, who was not authorized to comment on the settlement and asked not to be identified.

— aamer madhani, USA TODAY, "Chicago agrees to pay $16 million to family of innocent bystander fatally shot by cop," 11 June 2018
Born in Volturara Appula, a town of 467 residents near Foggia, in the region of Puglia, Conte is the son of a retired city hall office worker and an elementary school teacher.

— frances d'emilio, Fox News, "Resume of professor picked to be Italy's premier scrutinized," 22 May 2018
Woodfin said his staff is going to work this month to make the process of moving neighborhood projects through city hall more efficient.

— erin edgemon, AL.com, "Birmingham neighborhood funds locked in red tape," 2 May 2018
Mayor Daniel Drew said that city hall systems have not been affected, but that the technology staff has been monitoring networks to safeguard information.

— shawn r. beals, Courant Community, "Middletown Schools Hit With Ransomware Attack," 29 June 2018

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