city hall
the administration building of a city government.
a city administration or government.
Informal. a bureaucracy or bureaucratic rules and regulations, especially that of a city government: You can't fight city hall.
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How to use city hall in a sentence
Throughout the 20th century, many city halls abused their borrowing power, taking on debt they could never hope to repay for projects that were never even built.
America's Cities Are in Crisis. They Should be Allowed to Raise Debt to Save Themselves | Zachary Karabell | February 11, 2021 | TimeZane, the younger one, started doing his own regular, Greta Thunberg-style climate strikes in front of city hall.
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try. | by Elizabeth Weil | January 25, 2021 | ProPublicaOn Saturday, a dozen off-duty ski patrollers from Stevens Pass ski resort stood outside city hall in downtown Leavenworth, Washington, the Bavarian-themed tourist town 40 minutes from the mountain.
Why Ski Patrollers Are Picketing at Two Vail Resorts | Scott Yorko | January 20, 2021 | Outside OnlineSome 30 players gathered outside city hall Friday evening to appeal for the chance to play.
After one player’s assault of a referee, a Texas high school team wonders why it was sidelined | Glynn A. Hill | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostMeanwhile, government buildings and city halls remain closed or limited in their ability to address the growing needs of citizens applying for unemployment, signing up for social services, or simply renewing a driver’s license.
How digitalization could help American states and cities bounce back from the COVID recession | matthewheimer | October 7, 2020 | Fortune
There's blood on many hands tonight…That blood on the hands starts at city hall in the Office of the Mayor.
Justice League Vigil for Slain NYPD Officers Asks Whose Life Matters | Olivia Nuzzi | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt 10 past 5, a middle-aged white man climbed the stairs out of the city hall subway.
Mallory, Skolnik, and Simmons were all in attendance Wednesday for the city hall press conference.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSnow fell lightly Wednesday as a League member standing in front of city hall read the demands.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJustice League NYC met with the state attorney general and held a press conference yesterday at city hall.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mayor offered the court the use of one of the council chambers at the city hall, and the offer was accepted.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockBoth young lieutenants, however, looked decidedly cheerful as they left the city hall.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockI passed the Jefe myself on the city hall steps, and heard him b-r-r-ring like a dynamo.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonThere was no city hall worthy of the name of this little city which held its head so high.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanThe city hall was closed upon other occasions, unless the village talent gave a play for some local benefit.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for city hall
the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government
mainly US and Canadian
municipal government
the officials of a municipality collectively
US informal bureaucracy
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