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statehouse

noun

ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s

Definition of statehouse

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 Democrats won a commanding House majority and victories in statehouses across the country. — Theodoric Meyer The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026 District 15 Democrat Allison Hougland of Olathe is returning to the statehouse after defeating Republican Lauren Bohi, who won their race in 2024. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 Drazan, a former statehouse leader, tried to blame the state's economic and homelessness problems on Kotek and the Democratic majority in the statehouse. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Not since the aftermath of Watergate in 1974 had the GOP faced a statehouse reckoning of this magnitude, according to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statehouse

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The facility is just north of downtown Des Moines, about a mile from the state capitol building.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
The lopsided results underscored the breadth of the GOP’s shellacking, with Democrats breaking decades of Republican dominance in reliably red states and reshaping the balance of power from Washington to state capitols.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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