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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So Jeffreys quickly agreed when the police chief suggested removing bushes at city hall and closing off the street out front while ballots are counted.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
In the city park, right across from city hall, all these people came out—high school friends, some of my teachers.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
Another email sent about 25 minutes later directly threatened Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School and Roosevelt Middle School, as well as city hall, the city’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Ohio License Bureau Southside.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Springfield's city hall was closed as a precautionary measure, and local officials are investigating the threat.
—April Rubin, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
In the city park, right across from city hall, all these people came out—high school friends, some of my teachers.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
Another email sent about 25 minutes later directly threatened Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School and Roosevelt Middle School, as well as city hall, the city’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Ohio License Bureau Southside.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Springfield's city hall was closed as a precautionary measure, and local officials are investigating the threat.
—April Rubin, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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