city hall

noun2

1. •
   The building that houses a city's government.

   • A new city hall was built after the big fire of 1883.
   • The vice-mayor has an office on the third floor of city hall.
2. •
   (figurative) The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.

   • you can't fight city hall
   • The company got tired of the red tape from city hall and began planning to relocate to another city.