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Town hall - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Arrondissement, Bailiwick, Bishopric, Borough, Burgh, Canton, City, Civic, Commune, Community, County, Departement, Diocese, District, Downtown, Duchy, Electorate, Government, Hamlet, Hundred |
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A city hall, or town hall is the headquarters of a city's (or town's) administration. The usual term in the United Kingdom is "town hall"; London's City Hall is an exception. Both "town hall" and "city hall" are used in North America, depending on the size of municipality.
As important government buildings, many city halls are known for their distinctive architecture.
The expression "city hall" can be used by metonymy for municipal government or for government in general, as in "You can't fight city hall."
The expression "town hall" has more friendly connotations, often suggesting the town meeting form of government.
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Example Usage of Town |
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Nixos: Very little traffic, it's like a ghost Town heading to Town at lunch hope it's not crazy.. Everyone doing their bleeeeeeedin Xmas shopping |
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paulcalabro: I favorited a YouTube video -- Less than Jake - History of a Boring Town http://bit.ly/6tnviE |
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puntersrealm: Gillingham vs Yeovil: Gillingham vs Yeovil Town - home win at http://bit.ly/63JJGC |
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