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

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

The town hall of the 10th arrondissement of Paris is offering free cinema tickets to help people get out of the heat.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

In Irvington, N.Y., outside the town hall, a heavily bearded figure lies beneath a beech tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The municipal tram company couldn’t fix it, so the town hall sent requests to regional authorities and private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

We came around the corner of the back lane and into the Place des Hirondelles, the town hall square, full of armored vehicles and bored-looking sentries.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Related Words

• city center
• courthouse
• town house