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state·house

also state house  (stāt′hous′)
n.
A building in which a state legislature holds sessions; a state capitol.
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state house

n
(Social Welfare) NZ a house built by the government for renting
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I think, Grandfather, that each of these old governors should have his statue set up in our State House, Sculptured out of the hardest of New England granite."
The State House is built upon the summit of a hill, which rises gradually at first, and afterwards by a steep ascent, almost from the water's edge.
The monument to his memory stands near the head of the Boston Common, facing the State House. It is counted to be the most perfect piece of art of the kind to be found in the country.
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A group of road transporters in Lagelu local government area of Oyo State have called on the governor Of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Honourable Debo Ogundoyin to call to order a member of state House of Assembly representing Lagelu State constituency, Honourable Akintunde Olajide popularly known as AKT to stop an alleged moving around of motor parks to intimidate drivers who go about their daily duties.
First, Itumbi was hired by State House and remains an employee under the presidency, whose head is President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kilimani OCPD Michael Muchiri has said the university student who was shot at State House, Nairobi, has not escaped from the Kenyatta National Hospital.
The Federal Executive Council Valedictory Session will be held at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja, on Wednesday, 22 May; a Special Jumat Lecture and prayer will be held on Friday, 24 May at the National Mosque.
New Hampshire has been preparing since 2015 for the 200th anniversary of its State House in July.
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Five women were arrested Wednesday afternoon after they blocked one entrance to the Maryland State House as part of a protest of a natural gas pipeline proposed for western Maryland.

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