Capitol Hill noun
[singular] : the group of people who make the federal laws in the United States : the U.S. Congress
▪ The organization is lobbying Capital Hill to increase funding for AIDS research. ◊The U.S. Congress is called Capitol Hill because that is the name of the area in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol building is located.
▪ an apartment near/on Capitol Hill
▪ The organization is lobbying Capital Hill to increase funding for AIDS research. ◊The U.S. Congress is called Capitol Hill because that is the name of the area in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol building is located.
▪ an apartment near/on Capitol Hill
