Definition of statehousenext
as in capitol
the building in which a state legislature meets a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session

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Recent Examples of statehouse Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026 This spring, San Jose Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s Guaranteed Health Care for All Act died in the statehouse without a hearing — or even an assignment to a policy committee, the first step in the process from bill to law. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Congressional maps have gotten the most attention, but this ruling will reverberate throughout statehouses, city councils, county commissions and more all around the country, which all now will feature fewer protections for voters of color. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, the Associated Press found. Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • The march The traveling protesters joined thousands of others dressed in red on Halifax Mall next to the state capitol Friday morning.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
  • Capitol Reef National Park, Utah Straddling a huge portion of southern Utah, Capitol Reef owes its name to the vivid imagination of early settlers, who thought one of its giant white-rock formations resembled a capitol building dome and its jagged cliffs an underwater reef.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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