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
Over the last few months, advocates pushing to maintain HIV funding held more than a dozen rallies around the state, two rallies at the state capitol, a protest in front of the Department of Health offices, lobbied in Tallahassee, and ran a statewide public awareness campaign.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
But hurdles remain in courthouses and capitols before the new maps can be used in the November elections.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
The march The traveling protesters joined thousands of others dressed in red on Halifax Mall next to the state capitol Friday morning.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
The Malian defense minister was among those killed in the initial attacks after a suicide truck bomber targeted his home near the capitol Bamako.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
But hurdles remain in courthouses and capitols before the new maps can be used in the November elections.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
The march The traveling protesters joined thousands of others dressed in red on Halifax Mall next to the state capitol Friday morning.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
The Malian defense minister was among those killed in the initial attacks after a suicide truck bomber targeted his home near the capitol Bamako.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
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David Sengthay, a Stanford senior and the head of the undergraduate-student senate, told me that protests typified the university’s history, up to and including his first two years in Palo Alto.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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According to an electoral profile of the former soldier, who is running as a Green Party candidate for a North Carolina senate seat, McGinnis served with the Marines from 2000 to 2004.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Williams tells me her committee sees hundreds of statehouse seats as flippable this fall.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Samuel Menges, 12, was among those who spoke out against the facilities at the statehouse on June 1, the Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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