Statehouse

Statehouse

State House or statehouse may refer to:
*The capitol building of a U.S. state; see list of state capitols in the United States
**In this sense, "Statehouse" is sometimes used as a metonym for the state governor [ [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/03/11/state_house_crowd_struggling_this_time_around/ Elizabeth Wilner, "State house crowd struggling this time around", Boston Globe, March 11, 2007] ] [ [http://www.projo.com/news/content/gov_threats22_03-22-07_H94V5K8.3446aa9.html Amanda Milkovits, "Angry caller makes threats", Providence (R.I.) Journal, March 22, 2007] ]
*The lower house of a state legislature (House of Representatives or House of Delegates); see list of U.S. state legislatures
**In this sense, "Statehouse" is sometimes used as a metonym for the state legislature
*In New Zealand, the public housing system; see state housing
*In Amtrak, a passenger train system; see State House (Amtrak)
*In St. George's, Bermuda, the original parliament building, built in 1620, is called the State House.
*In Kenya, the State House is the official residence of the President of Kenya.

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  • statehouse — noun Date: 1638 the building in which a state legislature sits …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • statehouse — /stayt hows /, n., pl. statehouses / how ziz/. the building in which the legislature of a state sits; the capitol of a state. [1585 95; STATE + HOUSE] * * * …   Universalium

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