the Hill
noun
US, informal
—used to refer to the U.S. Congress
a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill
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Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Hegseth had started his day on the Hill, facing questions in a budget hearing about the cost of the war in Iran.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Anduril is up against the small but deeply entrenched world of defense primes, some of whose lobbyists have been working the Hill longer than Schimpf’s been alive.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Check out the Hill's Opinion section Hundreds of policy experts from a range of political viewpoints and areas of expertise.
—Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Hegseth had started his day on the Hill, facing questions in a budget hearing about the cost of the war in Iran.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Anduril is up against the small but deeply entrenched world of defense primes, some of whose lobbyists have been working the Hill longer than Schimpf’s been alive.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Check out the Hill's Opinion section Hundreds of policy experts from a range of political viewpoints and areas of expertise.
—Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Hill
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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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