town hall meeting
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3.4
- noun
- /taʊn hɔl ˈmiːtɪŋ/
:
reunión pública
- The residents gathered at the town hall meeting to voice their concerns about local traffic issues.
We we've got the video of the town hall meeting, which is fascinating.
- We we've got the video of the town hall meeting, which is fascinating.
- But in fact I'm having a town hall meeting on Friday in Brecon and people ask me along those lines, why haven't you ever run before?
Examples
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To that end, they organized town hall meetings where organized women could communicate their concerns and interests to representatives of the agency.
Academic text (2003) -
In the meantime, we can work out dates for future town hall meetings.
Blog text (3) -
We better make a good showing at this town hall meeting.
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We will now begin our town hall meeting so you can get to know the candidates.
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We should have another opportunity to hear our candidates in addition to the town hall meeting.
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This town hall meeting allows the South Central community to interact... with the director of Central intelligence.
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Here in California, I attended one of several "town hall" meetings, which are being held throughout the state.
Blog text (3) -
Scott has held town hall meetings in the state for each Republican candidate.
Blog text (5) -
Matawan can be proud of all the residents who showed up for the town hall meeting.
Blog text (24) -
At a Wisconsin town hall meeting in April, Trump galvanized the local crowd with his positions on NATO, international security, trade agreements, and America's ever spiraling national debt.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
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1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
42
2.6
A meeting where people in a town discuss and decide local issues
39
3.7
A meeting where officials speak to people and answer questions
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2.2
A planned time when several people come together to talk about something
3
2.0
A conversation among several people about one topic to share ideas or make a decision
2
3.4
A large public gathering where people meet to support or protest a cause
A meeting where community members discuss local problems and make plans
How Interactive
- Texting
430
3.2
28
3.4
- Formal
12
3.7
365
3.1
435
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently built from the constituents: 'town' (community/locality) + 'hall' (a place for gatherings) + 'meeting' (a planned convening) clearly yields a meeting held for local community discussion. This compound pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary noun-noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase town hall meeting comes from people gathering in the town hall, the town's main public building where residents and local leaders met to talk about problems and plans. That's why today town hall meeting means 'a public meeting where community members ask questions and discuss local issues'.