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
Major rallies were held throughout the Bay Area, at Sacramento’s capitol grounds, in Southern California, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in New York City and Boston and other locations.
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Nhat V. Meyer, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Onyx take their name from the rose onyx, the rare local gemstone featured prominently in the construction of Colorado’s capitol.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Not all state capitols have a collection of presidential portraits, but Colorado is proud to be one that does.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
In other cities, demonstrators are gathering in shopping centers, local libraries and state capitols.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nhat V. Meyer, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Onyx take their name from the rose onyx, the rare local gemstone featured prominently in the construction of Colorado’s capitol.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Not all state capitols have a collection of presidential portraits, but Colorado is proud to be one that does.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
In other cities, demonstrators are gathering in shopping centers, local libraries and state capitols.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
Noun
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That legislation has been passed on the house side of the legislature and is now under consideration by the Maryland state senate.—
Edward Conroy,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The United States senator and the Democratic senate minority leader has spent his career serving his country in politics.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Anti-Trans Laws Get More Extreme, Here’s Where State Laws Stand in 2025 Tracking the emerging trends, firsts, and surprises this year as statehouse Republicans brought a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 May 2025
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The next step in determining the future playing venues of the Chiefs and Royals rest with the Missouri statehouse.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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