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
Sherrill and First Gentleman Jason Hedberg said in a statement Friday that their family will relocate to the governor's mansion this summer to be closer to the state capitol.
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
On this day in 1863 more than 100 women armed with knives, axes, and pistols marched to Richmond, Virginia’s capitol to demand a meeting with the governor.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Participants marched from three different locations before gathering at the capitol.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Banai said family members living in Iran's capitol of Tehran left their homes and moved toward the Caspian Sea for safety.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
On this day in 1863 more than 100 women armed with knives, axes, and pistols marched to Richmond, Virginia’s capitol to demand a meeting with the governor.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Participants marched from three different locations before gathering at the capitol.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Banai said family members living in Iran's capitol of Tehran left their homes and moved toward the Caspian Sea for safety.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
Noun
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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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Fixing those issues is not on anyone’s agenda at the statehouse this year.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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That question will be settled from the city to the statehouse.—
Stacy Davis Gates,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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