city hall
Local government headquarters
City hall is the building where a city's government offices are located and municipal business is conducted.
By extension, city hall refers to the local government itself: You can't fight city hall.
The phrase suggests bureaucratic power that ordinary citizens find difficult to challenge or navigate.
Elected head of municipality
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
charter · legislation · bureaucracy · permits · regulations · zoning · budgeting · public services
Legal proceedings venue
- plazaPublic open square
- towerTall slender edifice
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- headquartersCentral command location
lobby · foyer · corridor · annex · chambers · permit office · council chambers · public entrance
Central business district
- squareRhombus with right angles
- plazaPublic open square
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- fountainWater-spouting structure
historic · heritage · iconic · tourist · sightseeing · attraction · guidebook · postcard
Deceptive outward appearance
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- columnsUpright structural shafts
pediment · cornice · balustrade · atrium · frieze · architrave · pilaster · entablature
Nonreligious legal marriage
- marriage licenseLegal authorization to wed
- officiantCeremony presider
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- elopementSecret departure to wed
courthouse wedding · justice of the peace · bride · groom · witness · rings · marriage certificate · reception
mayor
Elected head of municipality
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- ordinancesLocal government rules
bylaws · charter · legislation · bureaucracy · permits · regulations · zoning · budgeting · public services · town clerk
courthouse
Legal proceedings venue
headquarters · lobby · foyer · corridor · annex · chambers · permit office · council chambers · public entrance · security desk
downtown
Central business district
fountain · historic · heritage · iconic · tourist · sightseeing · attraction · guidebook · postcard · famous
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
columns · pediment · cornice · balustrade · atrium · frieze · architrave · pilaster · entablature · keystone
civil ceremony
Nonreligious legal marriage
- marriage licenseLegal authorization to wed
- officiantCeremony presider
- vowsSolemn binding promises
elopement · courthouse wedding · justice of the peace · bride · groom · witness · rings · marriage certificate · reception · legal union
- city hallmayor's office, council chamber, council chambers, clerk's office, rotunda
- city termsmayor, zoning laws, urban sprawl, public works, incorporation
- public facilitiespark, public park, fire station, police station, library
- town squaretown square, market square, piazza, statue, plaza
- city governmentmayor's office, public servants, civil servants, mayors, public works
- public spacespark, plaza, street, public parks, library
city hallstatehouse
Legislature's headquarters
state capitol · federal government · Capitol Hill · national government · Washington D.C.
city hallthe people
Citizens collectively
Main Street · grassroots · the public · ordinary citizens · taxpayers
city hallcorporate headquarters
Firm's primary administrative location
Wall Street · private enterprise · big business · Main Street · small business
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