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

Tim Jones, a former top Republican in the House that’s involved in the campaign, said that many people do come into town halls with a skeptical view but leave in support. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026

His relentless schedule of town halls and meet-and-greets has given him an unusual level of direct voter contact. —Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

In the past, the last town hall of the year was in October. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026

On Tuesday, the department held a virtual town hall meeting on the incident, which occurred on the night of May 31. —Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 June 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