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capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
building or buildings housing chief governmental offices
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"It's just been one disappointment after another," the 69-year-old told AFP, having ventured with some 70 others to the nation's capitol to meet with congressional representatives.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, Duncan was becoming an effective, self-taught lobbyist at the state capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 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

That does not mean our state capitol is lacking for some serious hardball.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2025

The woman drove them past downtown Atlanta, with its huge skyscrapers and gleaming gold-domed capitol building, to their new home, a two-bedroom dwelling in Clarkston’s Wyncrest Apartments.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John



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