the Capitol

noun

: the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.

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But our country cannot withstand an assault on the Capitol, the Congress, the Constitution, and the rest, and let that stand. ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025 The project’s more progressive features turned it into a hot-button issue in the Capitol. Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 Partisan turn The fight against fraud has taken a particularly partisan turn at the Capitol in recent weeks. Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2025 Friends, family, and coworkers bid her farewell in a funeral service held on the steps of the Capitol Building the following week. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Capitol

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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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