Capitol Hill

American  

noun

1. the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.

2. Informal. the U.S. Congress.

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Capitol Hill Cultural  

1. A hill in Washington, D.C., on which the United States Capitol building sits. The House of Representatives and the Senate meet in the Capitol. (See on the Hill.)

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Example Sentences

"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

From Barron's

Both bills had drawn bipartisan support, and critics on Capitol Hill questioned the decision to block them.

From Salon

Last week, Newsom traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and renew calls for billions in federal recovery aid after the Los Angeles fires.

From Los Angeles Times

His Capitol Hill base for once and famously began to kick away this summer, with loyalists breaking with him on the Jeffrey Epstein files and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on other issues as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Gross, a lawyer, has worked on Capitol Hill and for the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal