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 To adjust for noncoverage bias, the L2 voter file was stratified by statehouse district, party, race, gender, marital status, household size, turnout history, age and homeownership. New York Times, 21 May 2026 Attention to the race grew last week when Kemp announced that Georgia lawmakers would return to the statehouse June 17, one day after the primary runoffs, to consider redrawing federal and state maps for the 2028 election cycle. Stephen Fowler, NPR, 18 May 2026 The pattern extends to the statehouse floor. Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Across statehouses, the same pattern is recurring. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • While there are a couple of pizzerias near the state capitol, Bottoms has provided nothing that even resembles proof of his allegations.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
  • Over the last few months, advocates pushing to maintain HIV funding held more than a dozen rallies around the state, two rallies at the state capitol, a protest in front of the Department of Health offices, lobbied in Tallahassee, and ran a statewide public awareness campaign.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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