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

“We give little credit to the claims of David Ellison,” Bonta said during Tuesday’s town hall with a group of industry workers and activists who launched the #BlocktheMerger campaign in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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

Spence’s first inkling that chili would be an issue came in his first town hall in Houston after the deal was announced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

I saw the Grote Markt, half a block away, as clearly as though I were standing there, saw the town hall and St. Bavo’s and the fish mart with its stair-stepped facade.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

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