as in senate
the building in which a state legislature meets
the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images In Texas, lawmakers are taking the initiative to honor Kirk in their state's capitol.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Several spots around town provide stunning overlooks of the modern state capitol framed by fall foliage and the winding riverbank, including—perhaps most notably—Daniel Boone’s grave site, which sits on a hillcrest at the Frankfort Cemetery.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Jackson’s death prompted organizers to plan a massive march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery.
—Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Several spots around town provide stunning overlooks of the modern state capitol framed by fall foliage and the winding riverbank, including—perhaps most notably—Daniel Boone’s grave site, which sits on a hillcrest at the Frankfort Cemetery.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Jackson’s death prompted organizers to plan a massive march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery.
—Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
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In the state senate, Sen. Scott Wiener and Sen. Renée Pérez have also introduced two companion bills — SB 627, the No Secret Police Act, and SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act — that aim to achieve the same effect.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio's public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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JPMorgan tries to exude an aggressively nonpartisan and apolitical attitude even as the financial sector’s approach to climate has become a lightning rod in Washington and in statehouses around the country.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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