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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Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The science, literature and economics prizes are presented to the laureates by the Swedish king at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, followed by a lavish banquet at city hall.
—USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Former Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard remembers a group of about 40 people protesting when the first stretch of the trail opened in his city, near city hall.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
But the lights were still on in city hall.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The science, literature and economics prizes are presented to the laureates by the Swedish king at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, followed by a lavish banquet at city hall.
—USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Former Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard remembers a group of about 40 people protesting when the first stretch of the trail opened in his city, near city hall.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
But the lights were still on in city hall.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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