ayuntamiento
Americannoun
plural
ayuntamientos-
a municipal government.
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a town hall or city hall.
Example Sentences
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Durante una aparición en 1994 del entonces presidente Clinton en un ayuntamiento de MTV para abordar el aumento de la violencia, un miembro de la audiencia le preguntó: “¿Son calzoncillos o calzoncillos?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023
A city watchman, with a pipe in his mouth, looked drowsily and frowsily out of the town-hall or ayuntamiento.
From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
They turned to greet Sam Brannan, now a candidate for the ayuntamiento or town council.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)
He then went to salute the ayuntamiento; then the Duke and the "royal" young lady.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
Barcelona and Malaga were stirring; the ayuntamiento made up its mind that Cadiz should be as good as its neighbours and show vigour too.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
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