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
Díaz had spent much of the week at the capitol with advocates from across the state to lobby legislators on two bills that would further restrict local law enforcement’s coöperation with federal immigration authorities.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Tennesseans—students, parents, teachers—demonstrated at the state capitol.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Thousands of protests For weeks, protests have taken place on small town street corners, in major cities, state capitols and in Washington.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Iowa’s politics have shifted drastically since Reynolds first got to the state capitol in Des Moines.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Tennesseans—students, parents, teachers—demonstrated at the state capitol.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Thousands of protests For weeks, protests have taken place on small town street corners, in major cities, state capitols and in Washington.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Iowa’s politics have shifted drastically since Reynolds first got to the state capitol in Des Moines.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
Noun
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The United States senator and the Democratic senate minority leader has spent his career serving his country in politics.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Rutgers’s resolution has since been joined by at least four faculty senates at other Big Ten schools, with Michigan State University becoming the latest Tuesday.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The same phenomenon is on display in a few statehouses.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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This project is a partnership to identify and support 50 next-generation Democratic leaders—not in Washington but in school boards, city halls, and statehouses across America.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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