the Hill

noun

US, informal

—used to refer to the U.S. Congress

a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill

Examples of the Hill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anduril is up against the small but deeply entrenched world of defense primes, some of whose lobbyists have been working the Hill longer than Schimpf’s been alive. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Check out the Hill's Opinion section Hundreds of policy experts from a range of political viewpoints and areas of expertise. —Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026

Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026

On the Hill, Kennedy affirmed that the measles vaccine is safe and effective. —Michael C. Burgess, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the Hill

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• goodwill