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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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Meanwhile, Duncan was becoming an effective, self-taught lobbyist at the state capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Who is Salmon Chase?” he said, invoking the 19th-century chief justice of the Supreme Court, an Ohioan with a statue at the state capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Advocates and community groups delivered that petition to the governor's office at the Tennessee capitol on Monday, but Gov Lee announced the following day that Carruthers' execution would go forward as planned.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

On April 4, 2022, Lindell headlined a “Colorado Truth Rally” on the steps of the state capitol in Denver.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Meredith, who had integrated that state’s university system in 1962, launched a solo 220-mile walk from Memphis, Tennessee, to the Magnolia State’s capitol in Jackson on June 5.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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