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

He told reporters that Israel came up in every town hall he addressed during a bike trip through New Hampshire this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

“I am very protective of Hollywood and its ongoing durability and success,” Bonta said Tuesday during a virtual town hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

But she added that she and many of the dozens of people who attended the town hall still had questions about how to best protect themselves.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

But that didn’t stop voters from embracing it, giving the show 19 nominations, including one for Dickey’s turn as the gruff town hall worker who is the Spielberg of overhead projector presentations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Pay the town hall to run a lemonade stand?

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Related Words

• city center
• courthouse
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