Synonyms for capitol
ˈkæp ɪ tlcapi·tol

Princeton's WordNet

1. capitolnoun

   a building occupied by a state legislature

2. Capitol, Capitol Buildingnoun

   the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet

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1. • Government Building

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1. List of paraphrases for "capitol":

   congress, chapter

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1. Adam Schiff:

   January 6 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in our nation's history. Yet, more than a year later, the threat to our democracy is as grave as ever. January 6 was not a day in isolation, but the violent culmination of multiple efforts to overturn the last presidential election and interfere with the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our history, the former President and his allies have spent every day since January 6 attempting to rewrite history about that bloody attack on our nation's Capitol. That's why these public hearings are so essential -- to show the American people exactly how January 6 came about, who is responsible, and most critically, what we can and must do to prevent another attack on our democracy.

2. Ron Johnson:

   We've seen plenty of video of people in the Capitol, and they weren't rioting, it doesn't look like an armed insurrection when you have people that breach the Capitol -- and I don't condone it -- but they're staying within the rope lines in the Rotunda. That's not what armed insurrection would look like.

3. Frank Richards:

   I'm not a big Mike Pence fan, but I really respect what Mike Pence did, i really think Mike Pence was extremely brave to go back into the Capitol with folks who wanted to lynch Mike Pence and carry through with Mike Pence responsibilities.

4. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   I would hope that we wouldn’t have to fence in the Capitol every time there’s a demonstration.

5. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   I can confirm ... that there have been conversations between White House officials and members of Congress on Capitol Hill to discuss the need to avoid a government shutdown.