town hall
noun/ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl/
/ˌtaʊn ˈhɔːl/
- a building containing local government offices and, in the UK, usually a hall for public meetings, concerts, etc.Topics Buildingsb1, Politicsb1Oxford Collocations DictionaryTown hall is used before these nouns:
- meeting
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- (also town hall meeting(North American English) an event at which a politician or public official answers questions from members of the public/ˌtaʊn hɔːl ˈmiːtɪŋ//ˌtaʊn hɔːl ˈmiːtɪŋ/)
- At last week's town hall, some citizens asked why federal funds could not be used to shore up the hospital's finances.
- Large numbers turned up to hear the candidate speak at the town hall meeting last night.
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