city hall

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The building that houses a city's government.

   • Near-synonym: town hall
   • A new city hall was built after the big fire of 1883.
   • The vice-mayor has an office on the third floor of city hall.
2. 2

   The city government (city council, mayor, etc.)

   The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.

   • Near-synonym: town hall
   • you can't fight city hall
   • The company got tired of the red tape from city hall and began planning to relocate to another city.
3. 3

   Any specific city hall, which in context (i.e., discussions within its city or about its…

   Any specific city hall, which in context (i.e., discussions within its city or about its city) is called by this name, written in capital letters.

The neighborhood