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

Examples of city hall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the players came together one more time to pose with their championship trophy, cannons launched purple confetti into the air and fireworks lit up the sky above city hall. —Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024

Watch city hall's luminous display come to life with Light the Lights 2024 at Civic Center Park. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 24 Nov. 2024

If the arrangement is semi-permanent, visit your city hall website to determine to which department the violation(s) should be reported. —Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024

Outside city hall, there were signs that while Johnston was supporting a small number of people, the burden of aiding new arrivals shifted to others in the community. —Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

city hall

noun

1

: the main administrative building of a city

2

a

: a municipal government

b

: city officialdom or bureaucracy

you can't fight city hall