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 two roommates also co-chair the weekly Capitol Hill Fellowship prayer breakfasts.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The top DoJ official, Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche, travelled to Capitol Hill on Thursday to try and ease Republican senators' concerns, but was unsuccessful.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He is also trying to build bridges on Capitol Hill, an increasingly crucial part of the job as a modern-day attorney general.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The new figure, revealed by the Defense Department during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, is about $4 billion higher than the estimate offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth two weeks ago.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The next morning, on Capitol Hill, Senator Morse cornered several senators before the joint hearings of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees began.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin