as in senate
the building in which a state legislature meets
the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session
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Recent Examples of capitol
Bolsonaro supporters then stormed the capitol, in Brasília, on January 8, 2023, a tropical remix of the January 6th riots in Washington.
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Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
The building is open to the public during business hours and is among a minority of state capitols that do not have security measures like X-ray machines or metal detectors.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
Locations threatened included state capitols and major highways.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
State capitol protest organizers have cancelled all events.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
The building is open to the public during business hours and is among a minority of state capitols that do not have security measures like X-ray machines or metal detectors.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
Locations threatened included state capitols and major highways.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
State capitol protest organizers have cancelled all events.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
Noun
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Anyone can bring a concern to administration through the faculty senate.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Tonight, with final passage of Senate Bill 37, the faculty senate at the University of Texas at Austin had their power stripped and found out the Legislature does have authority over faculty senates after all!—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Indiana House Democrats returned to the statehouse after five weeks.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Proposals for fair districting criteria and independent commissions have circulated in statehouses and Congress for years.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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