as in capitol
the building in which a state legislature meets a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session

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Recent Examples of statehouse With a benevolent billionaire in the governor’s office, a Democratic supermajority in the statehouse and a willing partner in City Hall, there has never been a better opportunity to right the past wrongs of racial discrimination. Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 DeWine told the statehouse bureau that there was no plan to send the Ohio National Guard to Cincinnati or any other Ohio city. Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025 With most state legislatures now out of session for the year, statehouse debates over interchange fees have cooled for the time being. Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 The legislation, known as Assembly Bill 1392, is uneventfully making its way through the statehouse. Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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  • Several spots around town provide stunning overlooks of the modern state capitol framed by fall foliage and the winding riverbank, including—perhaps most notably—Daniel Boone’s grave site, which sits on a hillcrest at the Frankfort Cemetery.
    Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Jackson’s death prompted organizers to plan a massive march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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