Definition of statehousenext
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 The Associated Press receives financial support for news coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation and for news coverage of women in the workforce and statehouses from Melinda French Gates’ organization, Pivotal Ventures. Glenn Gamboa, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 Republican statehouse leaders did not respond to TIME’s request for comment Wednesday. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Feb. 2026 The Associated Press receives financial support for news coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation and for news coverage of women in the workforce and statehouses from Melinda French Gates’ organization, Pivotal Ventures. ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026 The public continues to support parks and public lands, as the latest survey of Western voters showed last week, but that support doesn't seem to guide decisions in the statehouse, lands advocates say. Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • Flags were lowered to half-staff in South Carolina Monday where Jackson, a native son and civil rights icon, became only the second Black man in history to lie in repose inside the state capitol.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Showing up outside Colorado's capitol, calling for an end to the regime of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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