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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  

[stayt-haus] / 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

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Etymology

Origin of statehouse

First recorded in 1585–95; state + house

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Example Sentences

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The son of Greek immigrants who settled in Bristol, Conn., “Kosta,” as he is known, became a lawyer and was elected in 1992 as a Democrat to represent Bristol in the statehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

She selected the New York statehouse in Albany because she thought it would be an easier target than the White House, prosecutors say.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

He sought election to the Washington statehouse in 2010 and 2012, running as a Republican and losing both times.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

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

Women crowded the second-floor galleries of the statehouse, waiting to see history made.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Statehouse bills to set minimum purchase ages have repeatedly stalled, in some cases facing industry pushback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“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

Secretary of State Frank LaRose told the Ohio Statehouse News Bureau that the state could be on track to surpass its voter turnout record if Election Day turnout is high.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

The models thus built were put in the Statehouse at Boston for anybody to copy who wished, and mills were soon started at Worcester, Beverly, and Providence.

From A Brief History of the United States by John Bach McMaster

After decades of ceremonial nods from Congress and statehouses across the country, Juneteenth then got its biggest, albeit most dubious, boost.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

You need local county clerks, you need secretaries of state, you need courts, you need legislative leaders in statehouses.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

There are now more than a dozen similar bills winding through statehouses from Olympia, Wash., to Albany, N.Y., as legislators try to rein in a practice the majority of Americans see as dangerous and corrosive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

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

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

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