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capitol

noun

ˈka-pə-tᵊl

Definition of capitol

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 From exploring Wilmington, the state’s most populous city; to seeing Dover, the capitol city; to wandering the 30 miles of unique coastline—there’s plenty to experience here. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 That work, and his father’s career, meant more time in the nation’s capitol and less in South Florida, where he was born. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 The Kiros campaign quickly pivots to a protest at the state capitol instead. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 Hubbard burned a wish ticket, believed to manifest desires, on the balcony of his hotel room before walking to the state capitol. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitol

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Real-life Texas is in the middle of a highly contentious senate race; TV Texas is a world with no Greg Abbott, nor a president who’s already a cautionary tale in what happens when pop culture and politics collide.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Others, like the University of Texas and Texas Tech systems, chose to reconfigure the senates to conform with the state law that capped them at 60 members and allowed university presidents to appoint up to half of their members.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026

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Prior to the statehouse being built, the home also hosted meetings of the Commons House of Assembly.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
To adjust for noncoverage bias, the voter file was stratified by statehouse district, party, race, gender, marital status, household size, turnout history, age and homeownership.

— New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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