statehouse

noun

state·​house ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce statehouse (audio)
: the building in which a state legislature sits

Examples of statehouse in a Sentence

a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session
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In the statehouse, Wiener has passed dozens of bills to spur more and denser housing production and to expand rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students and residents in the state, an issue that earns him regular fire from conservatives. Kate Wolffe october 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025 In Ohio, hundreds gathering on the lawn of the statehouse. ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025 Read more from statehouse reporter Vivian Jones on what Lee said. Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025 Security inside the Capitol was also under scrutiny in 2023 when a Madison man visited the statehouse twice in one day demanding to see the governor, first carrying a handgun and later returning with an assault-style rifle. Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of statehouse was in 1778

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statehouse. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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statehouse

noun
state·​house ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce statehouse (audio)
: the building in which a state legislature meets
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