city hall

noun

1

: the chief administrative building of a city

2

a

: a municipal government

b

: city officialdom or bureaucracy

you can't fight city hall

Examples of city hall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He's been getting into confrontations at city halls and at police stations. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

In city halls and county commission chambers, east to west and north to south, people are squaring off against their local representatives. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

Flaherty also interacts with a peppy gal pal (Carla Gugino), a city hall reporter for a metropolitan daily. — Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Drop boxes are often found at city halls, libraries and schools. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for city hall

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Kids Definition

city hall

noun

1

: the main administrative building of a city

2

a

: a municipal government

b

: city officialdom or bureaucracy

you can't fight city hall