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

The town hall ended and the press gathered around him.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The WSJ Technology Council Summit kicked off Monday afternoon in New York City with an informal poll of the audience during a town hall conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"That was on my mind; I didn't grasp the situation until we went to the town hall that evening. I wasn't aware that it was so big."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The play, which includes a town hall run amok, has a reputation for being shouty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

I saw the Grote Markt, half a block away, as clearly as though I were standing there, saw the town hall and St. Bavo’s and the fish mart with its stair-stepped facade.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

• city center
• courthouse
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