town hall
noun
1
: a public building used for town-government offices and meetings
2
: an event at which a public official or political candidate addresses an audience by answering questions posed by individual members
Town halls have lost some of their spontaneity. The 80 or so undecided voters chosen for Tuesday's event must submit their questions in advance and moderator Candy Crowley of CNN will decide which people to call on.—
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The anger evokes town hall meetings, school board meetings, library meetings, any gathering where people are trying to figure out what is going on in the world right now, without any sufficient explanation.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Poehler and Maya Rudolph also held a town hall with his Vice President Kamala Harris that same year for a Biden campaign fundraiser.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Israel-Hamas war loomed large at McGarvey’s town hall, with pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the high school’s entrance ahead of the event and many questions from constituents focused on the war and McGarvey’s positions.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2025
Some of those features are include a community room large enough to host town halls, events and listening sessions – another is an area for teens to work and learn.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Poehler and Maya Rudolph also held a town hall with his Vice President Kamala Harris that same year for a Biden campaign fundraiser.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Israel-Hamas war loomed large at McGarvey’s town hall, with pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the high school’s entrance ahead of the event and many questions from constituents focused on the war and McGarvey’s positions.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2025
Some of those features are include a community room large enough to host town halls, events and listening sessions – another is an area for teens to work and learn.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for town hall
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“Town hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20hall. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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