the Capitol

noun

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

Examples of the Capitol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The country, formed in the distant future following a series of ecological disasters, is controlled by the Capitol, an affluent city whose rulers force the surrounding colonies to compete in the Hunger Games, in which children kill each other for sport. —Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

Part of that trust perhaps comes from Book’s apparent ubiquity, both at the Capitol and, more broadly, within a certain celebrity milieu. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025

Incensed Catholics have obtained a permit to protest the Black Mass on the southern steps of the Capitol during the Satanic Grotto’s planned ritual. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025

Shroyer, who did not enter the Capitol but was accused of encouraging the crowd with inflammatory rhetoric, had previously signed a deferred prosecution agreement after a 2019 incident, pledging not to engage in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for the Capitol

• noncapital
• capital