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capitol

noun

ˈka-pə-tᵊl

Definition of capitol

as in senate

the building in which a state legislature meets the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session

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Recent Examples of capitol Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, 1861, in the shadow of an unfinished capitol dome. — Allison M. Prasch, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 With facades facing Seventh Avenue, 498 and 500 Seventh Avenue promised a future for America’s fashion capitol and over time, helped chart the success of Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren, among others. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 And, especially, is the state capitol building an attractive building? — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026 In early May, Johnson visited Springfield and, seemingly out of nowhere, raised the prospect of resurrecting the lakefront stadium plan and saying Chicago’s 2024 plan never got a fair hearing in the state capitol. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitol

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Others, like the University of Texas and Texas Tech systems, chose to reconfigure the senates to conform with the state law that capped them at 60 members and allowed university presidents to appoint up to half of their members.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Under a recent state law, Senate Bill 37, Alamo Colleges was forced to consolidate faculty senates at its five campuses into a single districtwide body.

— Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026

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Democratic leaders fear that the outlier opinions favoring police defunding may again tarnish the party's brand and sink its chances of gaining ground in Congress, governor's mansions and statehouses nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The state has been facing abnormally dry conditions since 2024, prompting action from the statehouse and voluntary water restrictions.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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