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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Corcoran's legal team makes mental health argument In a statement Indiana Abolition Coalition president David Frank read on the statehouse steps Sunday, Corcoran's legal team argued that this death penalty sentence would not have happened if not for Corcoran's mental illness. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2024 Some of the plans Bowyer touted align with those Heap has supported in the statehouse. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 The hateful rhetoric has been deployed all the way down the ballot, in Senate races, statehouse contests, and state constitutional amendment campaigns. Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024 Zoom in: The outskirts of metro Atlanta suburbs are some of most competitive statehouse battlegrounds. Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for statehouse 

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Dec. 2024.

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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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