Capitol
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- noun
- /ˈkæpɪtəl/
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Capitolio
- The president-elect is at the US Capitol waiting to get the word to come out to the West front of the Capitol.
- Capitol Hill
- state capitols
- nation's capitol
Because the riots took place at the US Capitol and he's traumatized.
- Because the riots took place at the US Capitol and he's traumatized.
- But there was no grand scheme to storm the Capitol and take hostages, right?
- OK, we got people to storm the Capitol dressed as a Buffalo.
- Really, you're going to refer to the Capitol riot as a sequence of events?
- Look, you have the guys, the thousands of people who stormed the Capitol, stormed the Capitol.
- So there was violence outside the Capitol.
Examples
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Right here in our nation's capitol.
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They're marching from the Capitol to Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown.
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Got one for you inside the US Capitol Why.
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Down the steps of the Capitol Park yourself in front of the TV.
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And I looked outside and hundreds and hundreds of people were running from the Capitol away.
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So to and from the Capitol I have to pay for it till I get to the Capitol.
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So I don't know if that has some correlation, but the demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American democracy.
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The president-elect is at the Capitol waiting to get the word to come out to the West front of the Capitol.
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Chip Reid is on Capitol Hill, where people have been lining up outside the hearing room for hours.
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They're marching from the Capitol to Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown.
Synonyms
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3.9
The building in Washington, D.C. where Congress meets
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A large government building in Washington DC where the Senate and House meet
Compounds
- Literature
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4.4
The area in Washington, D.C. where the United States Congress meets and works
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A large government building in Washington DC where the Senate and House meet
A national park in Utah with colorful rocks, canyons, and desert plants and animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capitol comes from the name of a famous hill in ancient Rome, the Capitolium, and from the Latin root caput meaning 'head'. So a Capitol today is the 'head' building of government — the main place where a country's lawmakers meet.