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
The ayuntamiento of Monterey, in accordance with the decree, chose a commissioner for each of the seven Missions of the district.
From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton
A little further on he separated from his companions, giving them rendezvous at ten o'clock at the house of the ayuntamiento.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various
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
The actual body which met and directed municipal affairs was the ayuntamiento, made up of the more important magistrates and officials, of whom there was usually a considerable number and variety.
From American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 by Cheyney, Edward Potts
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