state house

noun

1. a house built by the government for renting

Example Sentences

While Obama himself cruised through two presidential elections, Democrats not named Obama got obliterated in that period: In the eight years he was president, the party lost a total of 15 state House chambers, 14 state Senate chambers, 960 state legislative seats, 10 governorships, 62 seats in Congress, and 11 seats in the Senate.

From Slate

On Monday, they unveiled a bill to the public just before it was introduced in a committee and a few hours before the state House voted on the measure.

From Slate

What Kenya’s first evangelical Christian president is having to accept is that the churches he used so successfully to take state house could well help unseat him in the next election.

From BBC

Joe Moody and Jeff Leach, chairs of the state House’s Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, issued a statement on Friday arguing the ruling stops Governor Greg Abbott from executing Roberson immediately.

From Salon

Republicans lost control of the Pennsylvania state house in 2022, but they still control the state senate, where the party has refused to pass legislation allowing the early count of mail-in ballots.

From Salon