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 McMillan Plan of 1902, named after the senator who spearheaded it, laid out a comprehensive vision for the monumental core and park system of the nation's capitol.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2026
While there are a couple of pizzerias near the state capitol, Bottoms has provided nothing that even resembles proof of his allegations.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Over the last few months, advocates pushing to maintain HIV funding held more than a dozen rallies around the state, two rallies at the state capitol, a protest in front of the Department of Health offices, lobbied in Tallahassee, and ran a statewide public awareness campaign.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
But hurdles remain in courthouses and capitols before the new maps can be used in the November elections.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2026
While there are a couple of pizzerias near the state capitol, Bottoms has provided nothing that even resembles proof of his allegations.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Over the last few months, advocates pushing to maintain HIV funding held more than a dozen rallies around the state, two rallies at the state capitol, a protest in front of the Department of Health offices, lobbied in Tallahassee, and ran a statewide public awareness campaign.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
But hurdles remain in courthouses and capitols before the new maps can be used in the November elections.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
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The state senate passed Weiner’s bill 30-10, above the threshold legislation needs to be fast-tracked into law immediately after the governor signs it, in late January.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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David Sengthay, a Stanford senior and the head of the undergraduate-student senate, told me that protests typified the university’s history, up to and including his first two years in Palo Alto.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet Moore has made some inroads in Lisonbee’s statehouse backyard.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
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Many are speaking publicly about their experiences, participating in clinical trials and advocating in Washington and statehouses nationwide for policy reforms that would allow those suffering to access emerging treatments under medical supervision.—
Rob Lewis,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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