city hall

noun

(often initial capital letters)

1. the administration building of a city government.

2. a city administration or government.

3. Informal.,  a bureaucracy or bureaucratic rules and regulations, especially that of a city government.

   You can't fight city hall.

city hall

noun

1. the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government

2. 1. municipal government

   2. the officials of a municipality collectively

3. informal,  bureaucracy

Word History and Origins

Origin of city hall¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Related Words

• town hall