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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Sitting on the site’s west end, closest to city hall, Evarts said the building would have a roughly four-story parking garage, topped by an additional four to five stories of commercial office space.
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
Two others, Ben Sorensen and John Herbst, support less costly options such as buying the temporary city hall at Tower 101, downtown, for $86 million, or relocating some workers to another site.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The city of Fort Worth may sell its remaining renewable energy credits to chip away at a budget shortfall to fix its old city hall building.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
When Stratton first came to city hall, as an intern, in the summer of 2012, Hoboken had no reason to expect an infrastructure overhaul.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
Two others, Ben Sorensen and John Herbst, support less costly options such as buying the temporary city hall at Tower 101, downtown, for $86 million, or relocating some workers to another site.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The city of Fort Worth may sell its remaining renewable energy credits to chip away at a budget shortfall to fix its old city hall building.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
When Stratton first came to city hall, as an intern, in the summer of 2012, Hoboken had no reason to expect an infrastructure overhaul.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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