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  statehouse

  noun

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

  noun

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

statehouse

American  

[steyt-hous] / ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs /

noun

statehouses plural

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

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Statehouse British  

/ ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs /

noun

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

2. a building in which public affairs or state ceremonies are conducted

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Noun Inflected Forms

• statehouses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of statehouse

First recorded in 1585–95; state + house

Example Sentences

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Reeling from a depressed economy, then an explosive greening problem, then hurricanes, they were soon going to the statehouse, desperate for bailout money.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Before joining the Journal in 2022, she was an investigative reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, where for several years she covered statehouse lobbying, campaign finance and ballot measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Gabbard was a Democrat and remained so for two decades, as she cycled from the statehouse to Honolulu’s City Council to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

"People had thought that we would have to move on to a legal strategy and didn't believe we could defeat it directly at the statehouse."

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

“I was waiting for you to be strong enough to sign it before I deliver it to the statehouse in Enugu,” he had said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Most people feel betrayed, and that’s bipartisan,” Stephen Otterstrom, a longtime Salt Lake City resident running to represent District 21 in the Statehouse, told me.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

Thankfully, there are plenty of politically powerful women in the Statehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

This happened after nearly 200 IVF patients filled the Alabama Statehouse pressuring lawmakers to get IVF services restarted as soon as possible, as reported by NPR.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

Ms. Haley decided to push to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds after consulting with Major Haley, Mr. Godfrey said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

The big clock in the court-house was striking twelve when they began their march to the Statehouse.

From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod

It might involve advocating behind the scenes with elected officials in Congress and statehouses, or with opinion leaders in the media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

“And as they moved inside the corridors of statehouses and the U.S. Congress, they focused on delivering for their constituents and building seniority.”

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025

The impact of smartphone witnessing has been both immediate and unmistakable — visceral at street level, seismic in statehouses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025

So, the work of rolling back mass incarceration has to be done in statehouses, down-ballot county elections, and local city budget hearings.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2024

Guns are allowed in U.S. statehouses in some form in 21 states, according to a 2021 review by The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024