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

Mayor Cherelle Parker held a town hall Thursday night to discuss her budget plan with neighbors in South Philadelphia. —Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

Rick Niemeyer and Jaworowski spoke before the presentation and town hall portion. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

On Monday, Jake broke the news that an all-hands town hall meeting had been called. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026

Barr and Sutherland are also working with the city of San Clemente to host an upcoming town hall meeting on April 30. —Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 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