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 Diversity and equity initiatives are increasingly under attack in statehouses, schools, and corporations across the country. Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Teal, the Douglas County commissioner, said there are bills passed in the statehouse every legislative session that explicitly exempt home-rule counties from having to comply. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 June 2025 However, Trump won the state overall by 18 points, and on a local level, the Republicans have had a supermajority in the statehouse since 2022. Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 The party won a crucial supreme court race in Wisconsin and picked up two seats in the Pennsylvania statehouse. Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for statehouse
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capitol
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  • Flags at the Tennessee state capitol are at half staff until sunset on July 11 in remembrance of former Representative Steve Bivens.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
  • For the past few legislative sessions, armies of lobbyists have descended on the state capitol, in Austin, trying to push for various forms of gambling.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025

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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statehouse. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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