the Capitol

noun

: the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.

Examples of the Capitol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Body camera footage obtained by CBS News appears to show that Jeffrey Smith was the target of multiple assaults on Jan. 6, at least once inside the Capitol and then again a few hours later — outside at the west front of the Capitol. —CBS News, 24 June 2025

Schumer, the Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate, asked in front of reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday. —Amanda Castro hannah Parry shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

At the Capitol, Mehmet Oz, who heads up the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and joined Vance at the GOP Senate lunch, challenged CBO’s findings when asked about its estimate that the bill would leave 10.9 million more people without health care, largely from new work requirements. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025

Threats against lawmakers, their family and their staff have more than doubled since 2017, according to the Capitol Police. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 June 2025

Rhymes for the Capitol

• noncapital
• capital