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civic centre

British

noun

the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration

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Various buildings near the town's civic centre have been evacuated.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023

A protest at the city's civic centre passed without incident - until the march arrived at the gates of St Helen's rugby ground.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2019

This site is one of several on which the civic centre plans to build about 280 new municipal homes, starting this September.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2014

It’s here that the civic centre plans its biggest housing gambit yet.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2014

Let each city take expert counsel from the architectural demigods how to tear out the dirty core of its principal business square and erect a combination of civic centre and permanent and glorious bazaar.

From The Art of the Moving Picture by Lindsay, Vachel

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