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Meanings of seat of local government in English

Russian
ратуша
Portuguese
casa da câmara
Spanish
edificio del ayuntamiento
Catalan
casa del comú
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Refers to the chief public administration buildings of a city, generally housing the mayor's office and legislative chambers.

        ратуша
        Usage of seat of local government in English
        1
        He was diligent also in church affairs, and very active in the vestry, which was the seat of local government in Virginia.
        George Washington, Volume I
        2
        The Graham House, a four-story wooden affair of many balconies, at Kearny and Pacific streets, was now the seat of local government.
        Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts