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
This resident of Poland’s capitol runs the family business, a cute little flower shop that the subtitles inform us is literally named Cute Little Flower Shop.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
In a March 24 capitol hearing, state Senator Tom Umberg, D-Orange County, led the Democratic supermajority in directing the state auditor to investigate the Orange County Board of Education.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
This gave rise to some constituents dubbing her Lori Tehran, which is the capitol of Iran, something which Grossi was quick to pick up and run with.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The Bay Area and Silicon Valley has always been ripe for both some ribbing and some potent storytelling on the big and small screen, due to its colorful history and its current role as capitol of the American technological zeitgeist.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
In a March 24 capitol hearing, state Senator Tom Umberg, D-Orange County, led the Democratic supermajority in directing the state auditor to investigate the Orange County Board of Education.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
This gave rise to some constituents dubbing her Lori Tehran, which is the capitol of Iran, something which Grossi was quick to pick up and run with.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The Bay Area and Silicon Valley has always been ripe for both some ribbing and some potent storytelling on the big and small screen, due to its colorful history and its current role as capitol of the American technological zeitgeist.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
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The state senate passed Weiner’s bill 30-10, above the threshold legislation needs to be fast-tracked into law immediately after the governor signs it, in late January.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Legislation seeking to move up Delaware's primary election by several months has been introduced in the statehouse, but previous attempts to do so have stalled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fixing those issues is not on anyone’s agenda at the statehouse this year.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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