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Capitol
[ kap-i-tl ]
noun
- the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- (often lowercase) a building occupied by a state legislature.
- the ancient temple of Jupiter at Rome, on the Capitoline.
- the Capitoline.
Capitol
/ ˈæɪə /
noun
- another name for the Capitoline
- the temple on the Capitoline
- the Capitolthe main building of the US Congress
- Also calledstatehouse sometimes not capital (in the US) the building housing any state legislature
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Capitol1
An Americanism first recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin 辱ōܳ, the name of the temple of Jupiter on Capitoline hill, Rome, taken to be a derivative of caput “head”; replacing Middle English capitolie, from Old North French
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Capitol1
C14: from Latin 䲹辱ōܳ, from caput head
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That uncertainty is giving even the most loyal MAGA-worlders on Capitol Hill some pause.
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Gen Haugh, who was not on the Signal chat, testified on Capitol Hill last week about the leak.
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"If you go to Capitol Hill, and talk to members of Congress or governors in states across America, they don't necessarily even recognise the problem," argues Mr Brown.
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The point, for both sides, was the spirited debate that took place in the ornate Capitol hearing room Tuesday morning.
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Capitol — remains convinced that members of the 2025 GOP are still his work friends.
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