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.

—Connie Cass

Examples of town hall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At a recent town hall, that concern was raised directly, The Phoenix reported, with some alumni and community members questioning whether removing Trotter’s name constitutes revisionism. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026

That is why Temple Emanu-El has hosted inclusive debates and town halls with candidates for local, state, and federal office in the past, and will continue to do so. —Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026

Morse announced his departure Monday during a town hall with AJC staff. —J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 11 May 2026

Months before, the city sent a letter to downtown stakeholders proposing the new nonprofit, citing feedback received during downtown-specific town halls held last June. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for town hall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

town hall

noun

: a public building used for offices and meetings of town government