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town hall

American  

noun

  1. a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.

town hall British  

noun

  1. the chief building in which municipal business is transacted, often with a hall for public meetings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of town hall

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

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The FedEx memo to employees also said that the company would hold a town hall about the MD-11 on May 6, in advance of its anticipated return to service later in the month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Word of Carney’s 12:25 a.m. stop at town hall on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Some residents are hopeful that a Tuesday evening town hall meeting will shed more light on the project, which they say was unexpected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Taylor, who confronted Steyer at the San Diego town hall, said she had not planned to be so vocal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He reached out to the heads of the agencies to see if they might be willing to answer questions from locals at a town hall meeting.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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