town hall

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

noun

1. the chief building in which municipal business is transacted, often with a hall for public meetings

Word History and Origins

Origin of town hall¹

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

When the players were at odds over how to respond to Jacob Blake’s shooting by police, they gathered for an impromptu town hall and hashed out their plans as a group.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, Anderson says city officials are hosting town halls to answer questions about the vaccine for those who may be “slow yeses.”

From MIT Technology Review

Last night, a reporter at a town hall in Georgia tried to ask her about her past social media posts.

From Time

Srouji confirmed the company's plans when speaking to employees during an internal town hall meeting, as reported by Bloomberg today.

From Ars Technica

Many measures never get past this stage and were never intended to — because they are mostly meant to let lawmakers go to town halls and say, “I introduced an important bill.”

From ProPublica

He cites its nation-wide town-hall meetings to encourage people to hire those with autism.

From The Daily Beast

True, Sean Hannity recently convened a town-hall-like panel to discuss what his Fox News show called “STONED AMERICA.”

From The Daily Beast

This statement was made to Republican Congressman Jim Bridenstine at a recent town hall meeting.

From The Daily Beast

Vitter has been holding a series of town-hall meetings and tele-town-hall meetings, signaling the obvious intention.

From The Daily Beast

He would attend an angry town hall meeting or listen to talk radio, and recognize the same tendencies he described in his book.

From The Daily Beast

Thus, twenty-nine years later, this theater was donated to Williamsburg to be used as a town hall.

From Project Gutenberg

About this time the night watch would sally out of the town hall, in order to take up its beat.

From Project Gutenberg

The most conspicuous edifice of the town is the Municipal Building, forming a town hall and a court of justice.

From Project Gutenberg

The town hall and the parochial offices are the principal administrative buildings.

From Project Gutenberg

The town-hall of Lyons is in every respect worthy of the city.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• city center
• courthouse
• town house