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city hall

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. The building that houses a city's government.
  3. The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.
    figuratively, metonymically

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Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

city hall, town hall City High city killer city lights city limit city manager

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