noun / proper noun
capitol
KAP-ih-tul/ˈkæpɪtl/
A building where a legislature meets.
The Capitol's dome rises above the legislative wings.
Etymology
Capitolium named Jupiter’s temple on Rome’s Capitoline Hill. Applying that name to an American legislative building deliberately evoked Roman republican imagery.
In context
no member of the u.s congress can be questioned about anything he or she says in the middle of a legislative act whether that's in the capitol building in washington or anywhere they might meet
More examples
- Visitors toured the state capitol.
- Several capitols have prominent domes.
- The legislature met inside the capitol.
Forms
capitol · capitols · Capitol
Similar words
- legislature
- Names the lawmaking body rather than its building.
- capital
- Names a seat of government, usually a city.