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city chambers

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noun

  1. (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall

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Dozens of taxi drivers have protested outside Glasgow city chambers over the "horrendous" state of the city's roads.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Between the various midsize city chambers of commerce and film festivals, is there any behemoth aviation corporation that stands out to you?

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2023

In Edinburgh, a ceremony will be held at the Stone of Remembrance at the city chambers on the Royal Mile, with a gun fired from Edinburgh Castle marking the beginning of the two minutes silence.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2021

In Edinburgh, the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, laid a wreath at a ceremony at the Stone of Remembrance outside the city chambers, after 11 rounds were fired from Edinburgh Castle.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2018

Although he had never been in the agricultural interest before he became Squire, even while in city chambers theoretical farming had been his pet study, and he made no secret of it to his fellow-men.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon