The word 'townhall' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a place where meetings of local government are held. For example, "The townhall was full of people attending the meeting about the proposed new bridge."
In 2013 she launched a tour titled Save Democracy from Politics, during which she encouraged discussion of the "democracy deficit" that she alleged had been created by the country's first-past-the-post electoral system at townhall meetings across Canada.
McCain hosted numerous townhall meetings (a format in which he excelled) throughout the country, in which attendees could question the candidate; however, some of these meetings came under media scrutiny when some audience members became heated in their criticism of Obama.
Christie hopes that his current round of townhall meetings will revive his fortunes.
Under the handle @Jon2012girls, Liddy, Abby, and Mary Anne Huntsman tweet campaign updates ("Great showing at Dad's townhall this morning in Laconia, NH"); acid put-downs ("How does Romney know anything about China? He's only been there once and that was for the Olympics.
But it's something else entirely to sabotage any plan with a chance of succeeding and pretend to have "leverage" that exists only in the world of townhall applause lines and fundraising letters.
For the occasion, they have specially built a mavericky delicious "catwalk" stage, ostensibly to create a more "townhall" experience, but realistically, since McCain is intensely dependent on teleprompters, it's to fill more space on the still-not-full convention floor.
At 8 p.m., 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (800) 982-2787, the-townhall-nyc.org; $45 to $55. (Anderson) ★ Liars (Saturday and Sunday) These inveterate post-punks have outlasted most of the much-lauded "new class" of New York rock of the early 2000s, and their long psychedelic ruminations seem to grow more rewarding and confounding by the year.
At 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (800) 982-2787, the-townhall-nyc.org; $50 to $55. ( Anderson) ★ Amon Tobin (Tuesday through Thursday) The leading electronic experimentalist of Brazil presents "ISAM" (Ninja Tune) — his mind-bending seventh album of unorthodox vocal syntheses and deftly interwoven field recordings — with a shape-shifting 3-D art installation to match.
Saturday at 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (800) 982-2787, the-townhall-nyc.org; $35 remaining.
At 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (800) 982-2787, the-townhall-nyc.org; $55 to $95. (Chinen) Russ Nolan (Friday) Mr. Nolan, a tenor saxophonist of rhythmic and harmonic fluency, celebrates the release of "Tell Me" (Rhinoceruss), which features a band with Zach Brock on violin, Art Hirahara on keyboards and Brian Fishler on drums.
At 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 840-2824, the-townhall-nyc.org; $39 to $64. (Petrusich)20100415 ★ THE FLAMING LIPS (Monday) One of the great eccentrics of our time, Wayne Coyne — whose high, thin whine anchors the Flaming Lips — frequently performs from inside a big plastic bubble.
