the Capitol

noun

: the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.

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Walls on the first floor of the Capitol are bare as portraits of Tennessee governors usually displayed outside the Governor’s Office and Old Supreme Court Chambers have been taken down to prevent them from being damaged. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 Members of Congress who have not set foot in the Capitol for weeks, though, continue to collect a paycheck. Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 There is a precedent for IMP working with union production crews at other venues, including the Merriweather Post Pavillion, the Capitol One Arena and DAR Constitution Hall. Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025 Moynihan was among the first rioters to enter the Capitol grounds and watched rioters fight with police at the rotunda door, according to federal prosecutors. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Capitol

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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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