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town hall

American  

noun

  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.

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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Etymology

Origin of town hall

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

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The animal was spotted rolled up in a tight ball and jammed deep inside the pipe outside Markinch town hall on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Michelle Collins, an accountant who works downtown, said it doesn’t make sense someone would remove their trousers at town hall to clean them off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They proposed, and then scrapped, the idea of a member town hall, and are in and out of meetings with representatives from both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"I love you all," the Sweden striker said as he left Lisbon town hall after Sporting's back-to-back Portuguese league title celebrations last May.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Pay the town hall to run a lemonade stand?

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

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