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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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It was like being “dropped into somewhere completely alien,” said Vander Veen, who finished the race at the steps of the California state capitol in Sacramento.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The debate has spilled over into the halls of the Nebraska capitol in Lincoln where lawmakers are considering changes, like lowering annual fees feedlots pay to the committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Virginia is bordered by the liberal-leaning Washington, DC to the north where many residents work in the nation's capitol or for the federal government.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

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

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

The real “elite,” the “big shots,” the “voices of the race,” were the waiters at the Lansing Country Club and the shoeshine boys at the state capitol.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey



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