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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Over the next few days, more than 30 bomb threats forced city hall, elementary schools, Wittenberg University, Clark State College, Springfield Regional Medical Center, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, two Walmarts and a Kroger grocery store to lock down, evacuate or temporarily close.
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Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Council meetings will resume their regular schedule starting Jan. 15, 2025.
Saratoga City Hall
Saratoga city hall will remain closed Dec. 24-27 to observe the holidays and for employee furloughs, and will close again Dec. 30-Jan. 1.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Franklin City Court will temporarily relocate to the Franklin Police Department as officials continue to make preparations for a new city hall.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2024
Gotham City’s corruption — from the streets to the police, from the court room to city hall — will factor into the storyline and events of The Batman Part II, if the events of the first film and of The Penguin are any indication.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Council meetings will resume their regular schedule starting Jan. 15, 2025.
Saratoga City Hall
Saratoga city hall will remain closed Dec. 24-27 to observe the holidays and for employee furloughs, and will close again Dec. 30-Jan. 1.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Franklin City Court will temporarily relocate to the Franklin Police Department as officials continue to make preparations for a new city hall.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2024
Gotham City’s corruption — from the streets to the police, from the court room to city hall — will factor into the storyline and events of The Batman Part II, if the events of the first film and of The Penguin are any indication.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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