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
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Chalkbeat reported that pre-K teachers planned to hold a rally at city hall on Thursday to demand increases in wages.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 15 Feb. 2026
Many department heads have left city hall for various reasons under CM Moore’s watch, and certain departments, like Code Enforcement, have faced a lot of scrutiny.
—Delores Rangel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Lubesnik’s boss is one of those suits who hates loose cannons and talks about city hall being on his back.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
The decision capped an hours-long tense meeting filled with confusion over order of meeting operations, debate between the board and the applicant’s lawyers and rowdy members of the public who were interjecting constantly and at times, storming out of city hall.
—Lauren Costantino
february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 15 Feb. 2026
Many department heads have left city hall for various reasons under CM Moore’s watch, and certain departments, like Code Enforcement, have faced a lot of scrutiny.
—Delores Rangel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Lubesnik’s boss is one of those suits who hates loose cannons and talks about city hall being on his back.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
The decision capped an hours-long tense meeting filled with confusion over order of meeting operations, debate between the board and the applicant’s lawyers and rowdy members of the public who were interjecting constantly and at times, storming out of city hall.
—Lauren Costantino
february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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