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
The Sacramento Bee is the leading news voice in the region, covering the state capitol and, combined with the other California properties, the issues and people of Northern California.
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Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The increase will also have an impact on the state’s budget, affecting health care and human services, housing initiatives, school finance and K-12 education, transportation operations, capitol construction and unemployment insurance.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
It’s not lost on many in the Texas capitol that the same interests who blocked tort reform from passing during the regular session earlier this year also helped finance Texas Democrats’ latest quorum-blocking walkout.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Which is why dozens of Texas Democrats have fled Austin, the state capitol, and are glamping in Chicagoland.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The increase will also have an impact on the state’s budget, affecting health care and human services, housing initiatives, school finance and K-12 education, transportation operations, capitol construction and unemployment insurance.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
It’s not lost on many in the Texas capitol that the same interests who blocked tort reform from passing during the regular session earlier this year also helped finance Texas Democrats’ latest quorum-blocking walkout.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Which is why dozens of Texas Democrats have fled Austin, the state capitol, and are glamping in Chicagoland.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
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In the state senate, Sen. Scott Wiener and Sen. Renée Pérez have also introduced two companion bills — SB 627, the No Secret Police Act, and SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act — that aim to achieve the same effect.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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One of the top contenders heading into the October 7 GOP primary is Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), a statehouse member who voted earlier this year to make Tennessee’s education savings account (ESA) program available to all children statewide.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Any moves to weaken liberal groups could also shift the political landscape ahead of next year’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and statehouses across the country.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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