city hall
noun
1
: the chief administrative building of a city
2
a
: a municipal government
b
: city officialdom or bureaucracy
you can't fight city hall
Examples of city hall in a Sentence
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On the night of the meeting, the crowd of residents exceeded the capacity of city hall, forcing officials to relocate the meeting to the nearby fire station.
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Archer Guanco, Daniel Schoenherr, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
The city could also go to a capital referendum, or issue bonds, for city hall and library renovations.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Warsaw city hall estimated that 10,000 people took part.
—Vanessa Gera, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
Potholes, speeding traffic, blight, water or sewer bills, noisy neighbors, garbage service and even many golf courses, all are managed in city halls.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024
In June, three men damaged Pride flags outside of the Stonewall National Monument in New York, and a Pride flag was burned outside of a city hall in Arizona.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
That has lead to friction over the years with mayors, city managers and others in city hall who would rather make those decisions.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Lloyd Miles, owner of the billiard company, had connections with the local underworld gambling crowd and city hall.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2024
Kincaid said discussions have moved on to what should take King Louis's place outside city hall and, perhaps more importantly, how permanent this new piece should be.
—Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Archer Guanco, Daniel Schoenherr, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
The city could also go to a capital referendum, or issue bonds, for city hall and library renovations.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Warsaw city hall estimated that 10,000 people took part.
—Vanessa Gera, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
Potholes, speeding traffic, blight, water or sewer bills, noisy neighbors, garbage service and even many golf courses, all are managed in city halls.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024
In June, three men damaged Pride flags outside of the Stonewall National Monument in New York, and a Pride flag was burned outside of a city hall in Arizona.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
That has lead to friction over the years with mayors, city managers and others in city hall who would rather make those decisions.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Lloyd Miles, owner of the billiard company, had connections with the local underworld gambling crowd and city hall.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2024
Kincaid said discussions have moved on to what should take King Louis's place outside city hall and, perhaps more importantly, how permanent this new piece should be.
—Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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