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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During the Burbank town hall meeting, postproduction workers and music scoring professionals called for carve-outs, noting that other states and countries now offer specific rebates for this work.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The Democratic congressman began his address at the Hamilton B. Maher Community Center by acknowledging the Downers Grove town hall protests, which led police to cut the event short as several activists approached and confronted Casten at the front of the stage.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
The incident occurred at a town hall meeting held by Mace at the University of South Carolina on April 22 after the Pope died on Monday.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Private security guards seen on video forcibly removing an activist from a February town hall meeting in Idaho have been criminally charged.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The Democratic congressman began his address at the Hamilton B. Maher Community Center by acknowledging the Downers Grove town hall protests, which led police to cut the event short as several activists approached and confronted Casten at the front of the stage.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
The incident occurred at a town hall meeting held by Mace at the University of South Carolina on April 22 after the Pope died on Monday.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Private security guards seen on video forcibly removing an activist from a February town hall meeting in Idaho have been criminally charged.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Town hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20hall. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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