statehouse

noun

state·​house ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce statehouse (audio)
: the building in which a state legislature sits

Examples of statehouse in a Sentence

a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session
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Everytown also linked anti-trans violence to the political moment, noting that only two months into 2025, 584 anti-trans bills have been filed in statehouses across the country. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 25 Feb. 2025 Battling for State Legislatures: In Minnesota, Michigan and other states, fights for partisan control of statehouses have magnified the degree to which political polarization has become ingrained across the country. Annie Karni, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Thanks in large part to Governor Abbott’s efforts to get more supporters of school choice elected to the statehouse in 2024, Abbott and others are confident the votes are now there to enact school choice in Texas this year. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 That year, a North Carolina pork industry coalition group had spent $2.9 million against its critics in the statehouse, including around $10,000 per week against Watson at one point during the campaign. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of statehouse was in 1778

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statehouse. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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statehouse

noun
state·​house ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce statehouse (audio)
: the building in which a state legislature meets
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