town hall
noun
1
: a public building used for town-government offices and meetings
2
: an event at which a public official or political candidate addresses an audience by answering questions posed by individual members
Town halls have lost some of their spontaneity. The 80 or so undecided voters chosen for Tuesday's event must submit their questions in advance and moderator Candy Crowley of CNN will decide which people to call on.—
Connie Cass
Connie CassExamples of town hall in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
His campaign already claims 6,000 volunteers and his town hall appearances have drawn large crowds.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Parents began organizing the protest after SCUSD Superintendent Lisa Allen rejected their request to have a town hall meeting to discuss what was happening at Phoebe Hearst, saying that the personnel matter involving Rupert had already been concluded with due process.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
At a town hall held Tuesday evening in San Ysidro, roughly three miles from the community garden, San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre addressed a crowd of about 140 residents gathered to discuss the RCD’s lease termination and ongoing public health concerns in the Tijuana River Valley.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
That race saw Elon Musk famously hand out multiple $1 million checks to attendees of a town hall to support a conservative candidate who later lost.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for town hall
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Parents began organizing the protest after SCUSD Superintendent Lisa Allen rejected their request to have a town hall meeting to discuss what was happening at Phoebe Hearst, saying that the personnel matter involving Rupert had already been concluded with due process.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
At a town hall held Tuesday evening in San Ysidro, roughly three miles from the community garden, San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre addressed a crowd of about 140 residents gathered to discuss the RCD’s lease termination and ongoing public health concerns in the Tijuana River Valley.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
That race saw Elon Musk famously hand out multiple $1 million checks to attendees of a town hall to support a conservative candidate who later lost.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for town hall
Cite this Entry
“Town hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20hall. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share