Town hall

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In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city or town council and at least some other arms of the local government. It also often functions as the office of the mayor (or other executive), if the relevant municipality has such an officer. In large cities, the local government is often administratively expansive, and the city hall may bear more resemblance to a municipal parliament. By convention, until the middle of the 19th century, a single large, open chamber (or "hall") formed an integral part of the building housing the council and other organs of government that supported it. The hall may be used for council meetings and other significant events. This large chamber, known as the "town hall" (and its later variant, "city hall"), became synonymous with the entire building, and, synecdochically...

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