- (usually the Capitol)[singular]
the building in Washington DC where the US Congress (= the national parliament) meets to work on new laws Topics Politicsc2(美国)国会大厦 - [usually singular]
a building in each US state where politicians meet to work on new laws (美国)州议会大厦 the California state capitol 加利福尼亚州议会大厦
Word Originfrom Old French capitolie, capitoile, later assimilated to Latin Capitolium (from caput, capit- ‘head’).