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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Recent Examples of capitol
The capitol building and grounds are temporarily closed.
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Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
The capitol building and grounds have been reopened.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Old State Capitol In 1845, Louisiana lawmakers gave the green light for Baton Rouge to become the state capitol.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
But Peck shows the true violence of the day, the noose erected on the capitol grounds meant for the neck of Trump’s Vice President, Mike Pence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 May 2025
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Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
The capitol building and grounds have been reopened.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Old State Capitol In 1845, Louisiana lawmakers gave the green light for Baton Rouge to become the state capitol.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
But Peck shows the true violence of the day, the noose erected on the capitol grounds meant for the neck of Trump’s Vice President, Mike Pence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
Noun
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Faculty senates at several other colleges are expected to vote in the coming weeks.—
Tracey Tully,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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In the spring of last year, eighteen professors met to discuss university governance and alighted on the idea of creating a faculty senate—something that Stanford, Chicago, Johns Hopkins, and many other schools already have.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Outside the Arizona statehouse, a social media video showed protesters jeering at and then skirmishing with a masked man Saturday, who eventually pulled out a handgun, causing the crowd to scatter.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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Since 2018, this series has helped many patients and readers get their medical bills reduced, and it has been cited in statehouses, at the U.S. Capitol, and at the White House.—
Arielle Zionts,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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