Meaning of Capitol Hill | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol is located, where Congress holds its sessions.
2. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
3. the United States Congress
   metonymically
4. A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
5. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Examples

“Culture new contacts on Capitol Hill.”

“Let⟳ me put⟳ it this way: The girl in question⟳ was no novice to Washington nor to the ways of Capitol Hill.”

“At the same time, the failure of conservatives to invest⟳ in Capitol Hill lobbying that could be coordinated with their grass-roots efforts represents a strategic misallocation of resources.”

“The Ninety-fourth Congress would be emphatically Democratic, and Ford's base⟳ of support⟳ on Capitol Hill would be narrower and weaker.”

“I cannot count⟳ how many letters I received from Capitol Hill in the 1990s outlining one scheme or another to spend⟳ more or tax less”

“A political reality of Capitol Hill is that the party in control⟳ has always taken care of its own⟳ and, as the minority sees it, gives them "the shaft."”

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