statehouse

[ steyt-hous ]

/ ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural state·hous·es

[steyt-hou-ziz]. /ˈsteɪtˌhaʊ zɪz/.

the building in which the legislature of a state sits; the capitol of a state.

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Origin of statehouse

First recorded in 1585–95; state + house

Words nearby statehouse

State Enrolled Nurse, state flower, state function, statehood, statehooder, statehouse, state law, stateless, statelet, stately, stately home

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How to use statehouse in a sentence

As the Register first reported this week, Wessel-Kroeschell told members of her party that she wanted to challenge Grassley’s remarks by sporting jeans inside the statehouse, defying an established rule on formal attire.
Iowa’s House speaker said he can’t make lawmakers wear masks — but he did enforce a ban on jeans|Teo Armus|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
As 2020 progressed, it stretched to Congress, Silicon Valley and the nation’s statehouses.
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election|Molly Ball|February 4, 2021|Time
Cynics might note that a constitutional rule that empowers state legislatures over other institutions is on balance likely to benefit Republicans, given that they enjoy an advantage in control of statehouses.
Sen. Hawley has been condemned. His bad legal arguments should be stamped out, too.|Daniel Epps, Alan Trammell|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
Instead, it’s the Republicans that will do just that after Democrats seem poised to miss nearly all their statehouse targets.
Democrats suffer big losses in state legislatures during a crucial year for redistricting|Aric Jenkins|November 5, 2020|Fortune

Good, an environmental lawyer, championed environmental research and regulation during her time in the statehouse, and she’ll likely keep doing it in Congress.
How to Vote for the Environment This Year|Heather Hansman|October 27, 2020|Outside Online
The GOP also enhanced its hold on the statehouse, which the party took over two years ago.
Arkansas’s Blue Collar Social Conservatives Don’t Know What’s Coming|Monica Potts|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in a couple of months, they could all have Republicans in their statehouse.
Return of the Blue State Republican Governor?|David Freedlander|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For generations of journalists, covering the statehouse has been a prestigious beat.
Who’s Watching Your Statehouse? No One.|Eleanor Clift|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It will get statehouse representatives and state senators writing in and saying what good corporate citizens these companies are.
Is the Media Mega-Merger of TWC and Comcast a Match Made In Hell?|Lloyd Grove|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It is a little more exciting,” said Joe DiVincenzo, the Essex County Executive in the lobby of the statehouse, prior to speech.
In State of the State, Christie Tries to Cross the Bridge|David Freedlander|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man who first spoke publicly against these search warrants, in the old statehouse in Boston, was James Otis.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
It hath two handsome Churches in it, a handsome market place, and in the midest of it a Statehouse.
A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein|Samuel Maverick
Such buildings were to take the place of private dwellings and ordinaries in the same way as did the statehouse at Jamestown.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
He noticed the excitement his advent had created, and walked quickly up the street to the statehouse.
The Real America in Romance, Volume 6;|John R. Musick
After watching the boat until it returned to the vessel, the old man went toward the statehouse.
The Real America in Romance, Volume 6;|John R. Musick

British Dictionary definitions for statehouse (1 of 2)

state house

noun

NZ a house built by the government for renting

British Dictionary definitions for statehouse (2 of 2)

Statehouse

/ (ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs) /

noun

(in the US) the building which houses a state legislature; State capitol

a building in which public affairs or state ceremonies are conducted

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