statehouse
noun
state·house
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Definition of statehouse
: the building in which a state legislature sits
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Examples of statehouse in a Sentence
a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session
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The Republican billionaire has been frequently criticized by members of both major parties for being absent from the statehouse. — USA TODAY, "‘Stranger’ tourists, Phish and the plague, kinkajou attack: News from around our 50 states," 22 Aug. 2019 Our statehouses are being packed with those who are in opposition of our values. — Vanessa Williams, Washington Post, "Why women of color created the ’reproductive justice’ movement 25 years ago," 16 Aug. 2019 There are no openly LGBTQ folks in the Legislature either; our conservative neighbor Texas has a LGBTQ caucus in its statehouse already. — Julia O'donoghue, nola.com, "What I learned from the Louisiana Legislature," 28 June 2019 How special interests use copycat bills to peddle laws in your statehouses. — USA TODAY, "Bills supporting religion-based rejection turning parents away from adoption agencies," 10 June 2019 McGuinness previously covered the Rhode Island statehouse for the Associated Press and breaking news for the Boston Globe. — Dylan Mcguinness, ExpressNews.com, "Judge delays hearing on San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance," 22 July 2019 For Republicans who took statehouses during the Great Recession, the drive to balance the books doubled as a political assault on public-sector unions. — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, "Surge in teacher activism challenges GOP austerity mindset," 3 Apr. 2018 The lawmakers’ efforts are seemingly unrelated, their statehouses almost 2,000 miles apart. — USA Today, "These copycat bills on Sharia law and terrorism have no effect. So why do states keep passing them?," 18 July 2019 In June 2018, a ceremony at the statehouse established WGU Ohio, making Ohio the eighth state to partner with the online university. — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, "See enrollment at online-only Western Governors University a year after state endorsement," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'statehouse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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statehouse
noun
English Language Learners Definition of statehouse
: the building in which the legislature of a U.S. state meets and works
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statehouse
noun
state·house
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Kids Definition of statehouse
: the building where the legislature of a state meets