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- noun A
state (one of the fifty United States)legislature , or government generally, or thebuilding that houses it. - noun New Zealand A house built and operated by the government, usually of relatively low price and lived in by people on low incomes.
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Examples
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The bill, supported by more than the majority of state house and senate representatives, barely failed to gather the two-thirds vote necessary in the senate (alone) to override a veto.
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Lingle Vetoes Hawaii Civil Unions, Threatens Tax Base And Equal Rights 2010
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The bill, supported by more than the majority of state house and senate representatives, barely failed to gather the two-thirds vote necessary in the senate (alone) to override a veto.
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Lingle Vetoes Hawaii Civil Unions, Threatens Tax Base And Equal Rights 2010
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The streets around the state house in Boston certainly paved with history and maybe gold, too, because it seems that Paul Revere's old stomping grounds cost a pretty penney.
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"I am not vindictive ... but I will not hesitate to fire you should you engage in corrupt practices," Mwanawasa told the ministers at state house.
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First, the political action committee that DeLay founded helped take over the state house in 2002.
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On Monday, the state house and senate agreed to raise the scale for payments based on parents 'combined monthly income to $15,000.
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On Monday, the state house and senate agreed to raise the scale for payments based on parents 'combined monthly income to $15,000.
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On Monday, the state house and senate agreed to raise the scale for payments based on parents 'combined monthly income to $15,000.
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Hope Nyakairu - relative of first lady - finance under secretary at state house
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With all that happened last night, I am quite content (actually) that Tennessee has proven itself sane, from the vote for president to the state house and senate, which the Republicans now control.
MooreThoughts 2008
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