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

With the future in mind, community members had their most direct opportunity at a late September town hall event to voice their visions of the future. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025

On March 22nd, Dixon attended a town hall about the crisis in New York’s prisons, held at Bedford Central Presbyterian Church, in Crown Heights. —Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025

Adam Procell, the new director of the Office of Community Wellness and Safety, spoke at a town hall event meant to introduce him to the public. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Farmer has attended several Republican events, including both of the recent town halls hosted by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. —Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

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