as in statehouses
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 capitols
Stabilizing Venezuela will require rooting the gangsters out of the jungles, executive suites and capitols.
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Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Steve Moore, cofounder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, predicts fierce battles in state capitols, where teachers unions and other special interests will try to stop the tax relief movement, scaremongering about damaging cuts to school budgets and potholes in the streets.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Steve Moore, cofounder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, predicts fierce battles in state capitols, where teachers unions and other special interests will try to stop the tax relief movement, scaremongering about damaging cuts to school budgets and potholes in the streets.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitols
Noun
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Pro-regime figures continue to run the security forces, government ministries, statehouses and most city halls around the country.—
John Otis,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 2025 elections reshaped the balance of power inside several statehouses, delivering tangible gains beyond individual races.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Capitols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitols. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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