town hall
noun
- chief administrative seat of a municipality
- meeting for local and national politicians to meet with their constituents
- municipal administration building
Wiktionary
noun
- A building that houses the local government offices of a town.
“Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.”
“They enjoyed music from a live saxophonist during the journey before visiting Braintree Town Hall for refreshments and Christmas cake.”
- The town council.
- A widely accessible meeting, particularly where the audience is allowed to interact with the speakers.
“The president plans to speak to a town hall of employees at its headquarters on Monday.”
“" […] Sure, you can come down to City Hall when we have a Town Hall Meeting. Write to Maureen Connelly and she'll arrange it. […]"”