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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Although it was immediately debunked by town officials and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, the town faced several dozen anti-immigrant bomb threats, forcing a hospital lockdown, temporary closings of city hall and two schools, and the emergency deployment of Ohio state troopers.
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Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
Springfield’s city hall was evacuated, as was a local elementary school.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
Last year, city hall announced that anyone seen in the street or public spaces without clothes, or wearing only underwear, would face fines of up to €750 ($825).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
While the mayor would take on more responsibility at city hall, the position would lose the power to vote during commission meetings, except in the case of a tie.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
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Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
Springfield’s city hall was evacuated, as was a local elementary school.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
Last year, city hall announced that anyone seen in the street or public spaces without clothes, or wearing only underwear, would face fines of up to €750 ($825).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
While the mayor would take on more responsibility at city hall, the position would lose the power to vote during commission meetings, except in the case of a tie.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
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“City hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20hall. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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