the Capitol

noun

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

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The bridge crosses a section of Markham near the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind and the Capitol View-Stiff Station neighborhood. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026 The South Carolina Republican, who died earlier this month at 71, was celebrated in back-to-back departure rites—a morning ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, followed by a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Darline, who is eyeing a full term after being appointed by the governor to serve through January, was photographed weeping by her brother’s casket at the Capitol Rotunda earlier on Tuesday. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 The service is by invitation only, but, like the Capitol Rotunda ceremony, is being livestreamed to the public. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 July 2026 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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