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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of town hall

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

However, the town hall in Saint-Tropez has said she will have a private burial in the public cemetery that overlooks the Mediterranean as well as her home.

From BBC

And at Portobello town hall Garbage's Shirley Manson will be among a series of literary guests in conversation at Muckle Be The Light.

From BBC

Her sculpted bust is displayed in town halls across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new boss irked some within GM’s ranks when, in a recent town hall, he defended the company’s use of a controversial performance-ranking system to grade employees.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government said some were concerned about their capacity to run the polls alongside a planned overhaul of town halls.

From BBC

Related Words

• city center
• courthouse
• town house