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 These groups favor an alternate strategy coming out of the statehouse that endorses the notion that local jurisdictions ought to have say in how policy limiting phone use is devised. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025 But as the federal current shifts, statehouses across the country are being asked—some gently, others with urgency—to redraw the lines of fairness, and ensure public education does not remain a promise kept only for some. Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 In Springfield, lawmakers advanced a homeschool regulation bill despite thousands of protesters voicing their opposition to the plan at the statehouse. Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 In Austin, Texas, those gathered at the statehouse leaned in to support Ukraine. TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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  • In other cities, demonstrators are gathering in shopping centers, local libraries and state capitols.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Under the tax plan announced at a press conference at the state capitol, South Carolina would go from having the highest personal income tax rate in the region to the lowest outside of the no-income-tax states.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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