statehouse

American  

[steyt-hous] / ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

statehouses

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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Etymology

Origin of statehouse

First recorded in 1585–95; state + house

Example Sentences

For statehouse denizens in Concord, the question of pay turns on competing views about the makeup of the legislative body and the virtues of volunteer lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Governor lost her run to succeed him in the statehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Gustafson said that she completed her remarks before protesters who had gathered outside the statehouse during the hourslong hearing.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

The former secretary of Labor, 67, previously served in Congress and the statehouse before becoming a county supervisor.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

The story of women’s suffrage ended with Henry Burn’s vote in the Tennessee statehouse in 1920, but it began almost a century earlier with Elizabeth Cady, a young girl in Johnstown, New York, in 1826.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling