Another word for capitol
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Noun
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- The building where a legislature meets to do matters of state.
- The building or hall where a senate meets
- An assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government, specifically:
- The upper house in the bicameral legislature of many states in the United States.
- The name of the lower house in the bicameral legislatures of several countries, also used of some singular legislative bodies in unicameral systems.
- The lower house of the US Congress and of most state legislatures.
- The lower house of the legislature of the U.S., certain other countries, and most of the states of the U.S.
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