town hall
noun
1
: a public building used for town-government offices and meetings
2
: an event at which a public official or political candidate addresses an audience by answering questions posed by individual members
Town halls have lost some of their spontaneity. The 80 or so undecided voters chosen for Tuesday's event must submit their questions in advance and moderator Candy Crowley of CNN will decide which people to call on.—
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Today, the entirety of Canton’s town hall can be walked through in less than a minute.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
The shift was apparent as Sanders and Mamdani held a joint town hall in New York City on Saturday as part of Mamdani’s bid to lead the Democratic stronghold.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The data center proposal faced fierce backlash, reaching a peak at the May 13 town hall at the Porter County Expo Center, which held a standing-room-only crowd of over 1,000 people, most wearing orange T-shirts protesting the idea, particularly given its proximity to their schools.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More recently, LaMalfa made headlines for hosting a town hall in Chico that quickly devolved into a 90-minute shouting session.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
The shift was apparent as Sanders and Mamdani held a joint town hall in New York City on Saturday as part of Mamdani’s bid to lead the Democratic stronghold.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The data center proposal faced fierce backlash, reaching a peak at the May 13 town hall at the Porter County Expo Center, which held a standing-room-only crowd of over 1,000 people, most wearing orange T-shirts protesting the idea, particularly given its proximity to their schools.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More recently, LaMalfa made headlines for hosting a town hall in Chico that quickly devolved into a 90-minute shouting session.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Town hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20hall. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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