city hall

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noun (often initial capital letters)

the administration building of a city government.

a city administration or government.

Informal. a bureaucracy or bureaucratic rules and regulations, especially that of a city government: You can't fight city hall.

Origin of city hall

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Words nearby city hall

city desk, city edition, city editor, city father, cityfied, city hall, city manager, City of Brotherly Love, City of David, City of God, City of Light

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Example sentences from the Web for city hall

Lafayette and another hurried to the city-hall, in Paris, to inform the people of the king's declarations.
Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.|Benson J. Lossing
The conquering thousands then marched in triumph to the city-hall.
Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.|Benson J. Lossing
The speaker, a boy of fifteen, was sitting on a bench in City-Hall Park.
The Telegraph Boy|Horatio Alger, Jr.
On one side of the cathedral is the city-hall, and on the other, the Presbytire.
The Americans as They Are|Charles Sealsfield

His nod included the city-hall reporter and the ship-news man.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for city hall

city hall

noun

the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government

mainly US and Canadian

municipal government
the officials of a municipality collectively

US informal bureaucracy

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单词	city hall
释义	city hall SEE SYNONYMS FOR city hall ON THESAURUS.COM noun (often initial capital letters) the administration building of a city government. a city administration or government. Informal. a bureaucracy or bureaucratic rules and regulations, especially that of a city government: You can't fight city hall. Origin of city hall An Americanism dating back to 1665–75 Words nearby city hall city desk, city edition, city editor, city father, cityfied, city hall, city manager, City of Brotherly Love, City of David, City of God, City of Light Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for city hall Lafayette and another hurried to the city-hall, in Paris, to inform the people of the king's declarations. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.\|Benson J. Lossing The conquering thousands then marched in triumph to the city-hall. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.\|Benson J. Lossing The speaker, a boy of fifteen, was sitting on a bench in City-Hall Park. The Telegraph Boy\|Horatio Alger, Jr. On one side of the cathedral is the city-hall, and on the other, the Presbytire. The Americans as They Are\|Charles Sealsfield His nod included the city-hall reporter and the ship-news man. Local Color\|Irvin S. Cobb British Dictionary definitions for city hall city hall noun the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government mainly US and Canadian municipal government the officials of a municipality collectively US informal bureaucracy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to city hall town hall
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city hall

noun (often initial capital letters)

Origin of city hall

Words nearby city hall

Example sentences from the Web for city hall

British Dictionary definitions for city hall

noun

Words related to city hall