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capitol

noun as in building or buildings housing chief governmental offices

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The fallout from last week’s dramatic end of the legislative session is still going – and it’s led to plenty of demand for lawmakers to return to the Capitol to tend to the work that got left on the table.

Rendon caught intense criticism after it was revealed that Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks was forced to bring her infant daughter into the Capitol with her to vote after Rendon denied her request to vote by proxy.

Sykes has also faced other distinct challenges as a woman of color, from death threats against her father to having security guards stop her from entering the state Capitol because she “doesn’t look like a legislator,” among other affronts.

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She ended up bringing her infant into the Capitol to vote in person – a stark image on its own, but one made even more stunning when contrasted with the Republicans who were allowed to vote from home.

It is roughly three miles southwest of the Florida’s Capitol.

Excerpted from Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray.

So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.

Tool around Capitol Hill, which brims gay bars, restaurants, and clubs.

In the meantime, just as the bill passed its first hurdle, snow flakes started to fall down on the Capitol.

The Satanic Temple won a battle to put a display in the Florida state capitol, but the religious right is fighting a bigger war.

“Steed”—Jefferson rode on horseback to the Capitol to take his oath of office as President.

As Matt hurried out of the capitol building he found Clip at the curb, waiting for him.

Immediately the British flag was lowered from the Capitol at Williamsburg and the colonial colors were raised instead.

The sun has risen, a large ball of deep red, pouring a flood of gold upon the Capitol.

It was half-past five that afternoon when the Comet came to a halt at the steps of the capitol building.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to capitol, such as: center, dome, statehouse, capitol hill, legislative hall, and political scene.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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