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Examples of statehouse in a Sentence
a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session
Recent Examples of statehouse from the Web
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Last night in Oklahoma, a state currently suffering the consequences of conservative economic orthodoxy, two Democrats were elected to deep-red statehouse seats after pledging to reverse cuts to public-school funding.
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The statehouse building was shuttered after a woman threw white powder in the governor’s office, lieutenant governor’s office and House gallery around 1:26 p.m. local time, Springfield Fire Chief Barry Helmerichs said in a phone interview.
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Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto unveiled the deal at a joint news conference on Monday at the statehouse.
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In an attempt to break the impasse, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D., Gloucester) is scheduled to meet with Robert Marino, the CEO of Horizon, at 1 p.m. Monday in the statehouse.
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The Democrat was unable to overcome industry opposition to convince a statehouse controlled by her party to raise $1 million to fund the program.
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Her farmer grandfather was a representative in the Illinois statehouse and stayed with the family in Springfield during legislative sessions.
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In 2010, Wisconsin voters elected a Republican governor and Republican majorities to both statehouses, giving the GOP total control over the state’s redistricting process for the first time in 40 years.
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There is a shift in how LGBT issues are perceived in the statehouse however.
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First Known Use of statehouse
1778
STATEHOUSE Defined for English Language Learners
statehouse
play
noun
Definition of statehouse for English Language Learners
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: the building in which the legislature of a U.S. state meets and works
STATEHOUSE Defined for Kids
statehouse
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state·house
\ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s\
Definition of statehouse for Students
: the building where the legislature of a state meets
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