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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Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence.
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In the 1800s, Austro-Hungarian authorities wanted to demolish homes alongside the Miljacka River to make room for a new city hall.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Physical copies can also be found at city hall before and during the meeting.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In the 1800s, Austro-Hungarian authorities wanted to demolish homes alongside the Miljacka River to make room for a new city hall.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Physical copies can also be found at city hall before and during the meeting.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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