<P> English - speakers in some regions use the term "city hall" to designate the council offices of a municipality of city status . This is the case in North America, where a distinction is made between city halls and town halls; and is also the case with Brisbane City Hall in Australia . </P> <P> The Oxford English Dictionary sums up the generic terms: </P> <Ul> <Li> town hall: "A large hall used for the transaction of the public business of a town, the holding of a court of justice, assemblies, entertainments, etc.; the great hall of the town - house or municipal building; now very commonly applied to the whole building" </Li> <Li> city hall: "chiefly N. Amer., the chief municipal offices of a city; hence, the municipal officers collectively" </Li> </Ul> <Li> town hall: "A large hall used for the transaction of the public business of a town, the holding of a court of justice, assemblies, entertainments, etc.; the great hall of the town - house or municipal building; now very commonly applied to the whole building" </Li>

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