statehouse

[ steyt-hous ]

noun

, plural state·hous·es [steyt, -hou-ziz].

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

Statehouse

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of statehouse¹

First recorded in 1585–95; state + house

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

As 2020 progressed, it stretched to Congress, Silicon Valley and the nation’s statehouses.

From 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.

From Washington Post

Instead, it’s the Republicans that will do just that after Democrats seem poised to miss nearly all their statehouse targets.

From 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.

From Outside Online

The GOP also enhanced its hold on the statehouse, which the party took over two years ago.

From The Daily Beast

And in a couple of months, they could all have Republicans in their statehouse.

From The Daily Beast

For generations of journalists, covering the statehouse has been a prestigious beat.

From The Daily Beast

It will get statehouse representatives and state senators writing in and saying what good corporate citizens these companies are.

From The Daily Beast

“It is a little more exciting,” said Joe DiVincenzo, the Essex County Executive in the lobby of the statehouse, prior to speech.

From The Daily Beast

The man who first spoke publicly against these search warrants, in the old statehouse in Boston, was James Otis.

From Project Gutenberg

It hath two handsome Churches in it, a handsome market place, and in the midest of it a Statehouse.

From Project Gutenberg

Such buildings were to take the place of private dwellings and ordinaries in the same way as did the statehouse at Jamestown.

From Project Gutenberg

He noticed the excitement his advent had created, and walked quickly up the street to the statehouse.

From Project Gutenberg

After watching the boat until it returned to the vessel, the old man went toward the statehouse.

From Project Gutenberg