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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The historic city hall annex — a major historic contributor to our downtown — now sits empty but could once again be functional.
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Betty Resch, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Perfect for a city hall moment in the spring.
—Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Students were at city hall to show their support for keeping the program.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The three-story building will replace Taylor’s aging city hall building, which currently sits at 400 Porter Street — the site of a former Safeway grocery store.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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Betty Resch, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Perfect for a city hall moment in the spring.
—Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Students were at city hall to show their support for keeping the program.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The three-story building will replace Taylor’s aging city hall building, which currently sits at 400 Porter Street — the site of a former Safeway grocery store.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for city hall
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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