Capitol Hill

American  

noun

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

2. Informal. the U.S. Congress.

---

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.)

---

Example Sentences

Despite the bipartisan kudos, the effort has a ways to go on Capitol Hill.

From MarketWatch

Despite the bipartisan kudos, the effort has a ways to go on Capitol Hill.

From MarketWatch

He traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate for research funding alongside the organization I AM ALS and appeared on NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” as a firefighter battling the disease.

From Salon

MedPAC lacks regulatory authority, but its recommendations carry weight on Capitol Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation," Lutnick testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

From BBC