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city hall

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city hall
n.
1. The building housing the administrative offices of a municipal government.
2. The municipal government, especially its officials considered as a group.
3. Slang An entrenched and insensitive bureaucracy, especially of a city: still trying to fight city hall.
city hall
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US and Canadian
a.  municipal government
b.  the officials of a municipality collectively
3. US informal bureaucracy
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Noun1.city hall - a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal governmentcity hall - a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government
hall - a large building for meetings or entertainment
Translations
City Hall n (Am) → Comune m
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