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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When Stratton first came to city hall, as an intern, in the summer of 2012, Hoboken had no reason to expect an infrastructure overhaul.
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The one-square-mile municipality with no stores, no city hall, no bars and one church was struck down in a special election held strictly by the book.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
On the steps of city hall ahead of the vote, roughly three dozen protesters gathered as part of a demonstration organized by Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice and the New York Civil Liberties Union to object to the legislation.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The one-square-mile municipality with no stores, no city hall, no bars and one church was struck down in a special election held strictly by the book.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
On the steps of city hall ahead of the vote, roughly three dozen protesters gathered as part of a demonstration organized by Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice and the New York Civil Liberties Union to object to the legislation.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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