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 The same phenomenon is on display in a few statehouses. Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 This project is a partnership to identify and support 50 next-generation Democratic leaders—not in Washington but in school boards, city halls, and statehouses across America. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 The graduate student and statehouse intern is working on a bill that would restore the full GLP-1 coverage for her and others. Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 The state has a separate system that heats the Idaho Capitol, the only statehouse in the nation to use geothermal. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • Two years later, workers began construction on the new state capitol building.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
  • A week after the initial cuts happened, Moore helped organize protests at the state capitol, Topeka, and in downtown Lawrence.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 22 May 2025

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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