PoliticsAugust 16, 2026

statehouses

STAYT-how-zuhz

Definition

The legislative buildings or the assemblies of representatives that meet within them at the state level of government.

Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'state' (a political body or territory) and 'house' (a building or assembly), referring specifically to the capitol buildings where individual state legislatures convene.

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The article uses the term to describe the local political venues where legislators deliberated on the ratification of the first Article of the Constitution.

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