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

That outreach will include a media campaign to amplify their messages on economic prosperity and in-person events such as town halls and block parties targeting Latinos. —Rafael Carranza, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024

These include outreach efforts, town hall meetings, and initiatives to involve community members in policing strategies. —David Howard, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024

Tiffany Cianci, a TikTok creator with 160,000 followers who has organized a series of these TikTok town halls with third-party candidates, claims that interest in having Kennedy participate in town halls has grown, particularly following the debate. —Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 11 July 2024

For the last couple of weeks, IATSE members have been mulling over the summaries released by IATSE and sitting in on town hall meetings going over the deal points as hosted by each of the locals. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

town hall

noun

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