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

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

Westfield Mayor Scott Willis caught a wrap-around line at the Westfield city hall building on Wednesday. —Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024

Several people were also arrested for holding up posters in front of city hall in defiance a week-long ban on protests imposed in response to the violence. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024

Between the lines: Certain regulatory hurdles that curb homebuilding are more easily tackled in city halls and state legislatures than at the White House. —Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 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