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capitol

noun

ˈka-pə-tᵊl

Definition of capitol

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 The Kiros campaign quickly pivots to a protest at the state capitol instead. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 Hubbard burned a wish ticket, believed to manifest desires, on the balcony of his hotel room before walking to the state capitol. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Jerseys have swarmed the fashion capitols, and not just for sports fanatics. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026 Real Madrid, based in the capitol, is one of the world's most successful soccer clubs. — Madeline Fox, NPR, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitol

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Others, like the University of Texas and Texas Tech systems, chose to reconfigure the senates to conform with the state law that capped them at 60 members and allowed university presidents to appoint up to half of their members.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Under a recent state law, Senate Bill 37, Alamo Colleges was forced to consolidate faculty senates at its five campuses into a single districtwide body.

— Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026

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Fanning out to statehouses for AI lobbying is often an easier lift than getting Congress to do much of anything.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
In the quarter-century since, Muslim Americans have played a growing role in public life from statehouses to Congress to New York City Hall, where Zohran Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

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