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state house

British  

noun

  1. a house built by the government for renting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Emily Gregory won a Florida state house seat, defeating Trump-backed Republican Jon Maples in a special election.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

And for the open seat in Iowa, Democrats seem likely to nominate a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who represents the reddest state house seat held by a Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

Another Republican candidate for governor, state house speaker Lisa Demuth, told AFP the case is "finally getting the attention that it's needed."

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

Behn, who was first elected to the state house in a 2023 special election, is a longtime liberal activist who was an organizer for progressive groups like Indivisible.

From Slate Dec. 2, 2025

This was not comforting news to the governor or the forty-six other men crowded into the state house.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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