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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 Prisoners from this penitentiary were enlisted to help build the state’s capitol building just a few miles away in downtown Boise. — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026 Before Milwaukee, Johnson had most recently been a state capitol neighborhood reporter in Lansing, Michigan, for WSYM-TV. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The capitol’s rotunda features the state seal inside New Mexico’s distinctive Zia sun symbol, which also appears on the state flag. — Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Here’s a quick roundup of the top stories from around the capitol region. — Sacbee.com, 18 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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The competitive races for state executives come as Democrats seek to rebuild state power after years of Republican dominance in statehouses.

— Kevin Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Prior to the statehouse being built, the home also hosted meetings of the Commons House of Assembly.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026

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