county hall

Local government building

County hall is the main administrative building for a county government, where local officials conduct business and public meetings take place.

The term is primarily British: The planning application goes before county hall next week.

By extension, county hall can refer to county government itself: County hall has approved the new budget.

Related

local government · alderman · town clerk · clerk · municipal · townhall · registry · bureaucracy · mayor · courtroom · weddings · civil ceremony · marble · columns · Victorian · listed building · dome · grand staircase

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Opposites
governmental level/jurisdiction

county hallcapitol

State legislative building

state capitol · federal building · Westminster · Whitehall · town hall

public vs. private sector

county hallcorporate headquarters

Firm's primary administrative location

private office · commercial building · business park · private residence · business premises

centralized vs. local authority

county hallcentral government

Nation's primary governing body

national capital · seat of power · federal capital

Family

county, hall, count, counties, halls, countess, county's, account, recount

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