Ayuntamientos (en. Town halls)

/a.jun.tam.jen.tos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Local body in charge of the administration and government of a municipality.

The city hall has decided to improve the infrastructure.

El ayuntamiento de la ciudad ha decidido mejorar las infraestructuras.

Set of authorities that govern a municipality.

The town hall approved a new urban planning plan.

El ayuntamiento aprobó un nuevo plan de urbanismo.

Seat of the municipal administration.

I went to the town hall to process my documents.

Fui al ayuntamiento para tramitar mis documentos.

From the Latin 'adjuntamentum', meaning the action of joining or uniting.

popular town hall

A form of local organization where neighbors participate actively.

ayuntamiento popular

city hall

It refers to the specific municipal government of a city.

ayuntamiento de la ciudad

town hall meeting

Meeting where local issues are discussed and decisions are made.

reunión del ayuntamiento

municipality

Administrative entity that manages a municipality.

municipalidad

provincial council

Organ in charge of provincial administration or non-urban areas.

diputación

council

Assembly of representatives that make decisions at the local level.

concejo

Colloquially referring to any group of people that makes decisions in a neighborhood.

That meeting at the bar was like a street town hall.

Esa reunión en el bar fue como un ayuntamiento de la calle.

Using the term to criticize the bureaucracy of local authorities.

Every procedure is a hassle, it feels like I'm at the town hall.

Cada trámite es un rollo, parece que estoy en el ayuntamiento.