Definition of statehousenext
as in capitol
the building in which a state legislature meets a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session

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Recent Examples of statehouse But while the bill introduced by San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward makes its way through the statehouse, city officials are inviting developers to bring forward their best proposals for two of the three parcels. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026 Social media giant Meta is pouring money into Illinois’ Democratic statehouse primary races as the company behind Facebook and Instagram faces a wave of state-level proposals that could likely affect its bottom line. Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 And this is not the first session in recent history where environmental legislation has gone nowhere in the statehouse. Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026 With a handful of additional wobbles in congressional and statehouse races among some 150 GOP endorsements by Abbott — and many of Tuesday’s victories occurring in uncontested primaries — election night was a mixed bag for the three-term governor. Karen Brooks Harper austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • The Warriors travel to the nation’s capitol on Monday and play at the Wizards.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The event also had several musicians performing on the capitol steps and a market for people to support local artists.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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