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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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"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

Steyer later said at the town hall that he left Farallon because he realized that he didn’t want to remain on that path.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“The landscape shifted so dramatically that we had to reset, otherwise we were going to be climbing this mountain for more than a decade,” Jacobson said at the town hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Rep. Ro Khanna, speaking at a town hall about AI last month at Stanford University, said legislators must ensure data centers serve the communities that power them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Ma floats the idea of a wedding in the Bonger flat instead, but Theo and Jo get married on April 18 in the Amsterdam town hall.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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