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House of Representatives

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House of Representatives
n. Abbr. HR
The lower house of the U.S. Congress and of most state legislatures.
House of Representatives
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) the lower chamber of Congress
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Australia) the lower chamber of Parliament
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the sole chamber of New Zealand's Parliament: formerly the lower chamber
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) the lower chamber in many state legislatures
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Noun1.House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives - the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
U.S. House, U.S. House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, US House, US House of Representatives
Congress, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, US Congress - the legislature of the United States government
house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
Translations
House of Representatives n (Am) the House of Representatives → la Camera dei Rappresentanti
House of Representatives n (Am) the House of Representatives → la Camera dei Rappresentanti


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The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.
The Constitution of The United States by History Documents View in context
Some say that it was occupied by your own ancestor, William Hawthorne, first speaker of the House of Representatives.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
A number of coloured men--some of them very strong and brilliant--were in the House of Representatives at that time, and one, the Hon.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
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