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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Both candidates emphasized local issues throughout their campaign, with a focus on rejecting corruption and bringing integrity and honesty to city hall.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Hachinohe residents fled their homes to seek shelter in city hall, public broadcaster NHK said.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Try getting a plaque on city hall commemorating an event where people took LSD (which, as was pointed out several times Thursday, was perfectly legal at the time).
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Hachinohe residents fled their homes to seek shelter in city hall, public broadcaster NHK said.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Try getting a plaque on city hall commemorating an event where people took LSD (which, as was pointed out several times Thursday, was perfectly legal at the time).
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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