capitol

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /

NOUN

building or buildings housing chief governmental offices

Synonyms

STRONG

center dome statehouse

WEAK

Capitol Hill legislative hall political scene seat of government

Example Sentences

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The Edgewater Hotel – Right on Lake Mendota near Capitol Square, this comfortable, elegant hotel makes the most of its setting.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Brandon Fellows, who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, had traveled to the conference to sell imitation Immigration and Customs Enforcement uniforms as costumes.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Previously, she worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, Ark., covering business and reporting from the state Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Mullin is known on Capitol Hill for not holding back, a style of speaking that some describe as combative.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

She’d worked in Senator Joe Lieberman's office on Capitol Hill and had been involved in his 2000 vice presidential campaign.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama