town hall

American  

noun

• town halls
  plural

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.

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town hall British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• town halls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of town hall

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

town hall

Last April, Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut said during a CNN town hall that she wishes she had voted differently.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Many pupils and parents queued to talk to us at two town hall meetings we arranged.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Recently, after a San Francisco Chronicle reporter posted a photo online of a neighborhood town hall devoted to the development, the generational divide turned into a social-media firestorm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

At a town hall meeting, Lineage Chief Operating Officer Jeff Rivera said cleanup of the site began July 6.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

They stroll, arm in arm, to vote at the town hall.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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