statehouse

[ steyt-hous ]

/ ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs /

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

Origin of statehouse

First recorded in 1585–95; state + house

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

Arkansas’s Blue Collar Social Conservatives Don’t Know What’s Coming |Monica Potts |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And in a couple of months, they could all have Republicans in their statehouse.

Return of the Blue State Republican Governor? |David Freedlander |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For generations of journalists, covering the statehouse has been a prestigious beat.

Who’s Watching Your Statehouse? No One. |Eleanor Clift |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It will get statehouse representatives and state senators writing in and saying what good corporate citizens these companies are.

Is the Media Mega-Merger of TWC and Comcast a Match Made In Hell? |Lloyd Grove |March 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

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

In State of the State, Christie Tries to Cross the Bridge |David Freedlander |January 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After watching the boat until it returned to the vessel, the old man went toward the statehouse.

The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; |John R. Musick
He noticed the excitement his advent had created, and walked quickly up the street to the statehouse.

The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; |John R. Musick
After a few moments of general conversation they all left the statehouse together.

David Dunne |Belle Kanaris Maniates
The fourth statehouse, which seems to have been built on the foundations of the third, was destroyed by fire in 1698.

Give Me Liberty |Thomas J. Wertenbaker
The governor came down from the capital and most of the statehouse force came with him.

Those Times And These |Irvin S. Cobb

Statehouse

/ (ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs) /

(in the US) the building which houses a state legislature; State capitol

a building in which public affairs or state ceremonies are conducted