House of Representatives
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3.0
- proper noun
- /haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvz/
- US
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Cámara de Representantes
- And he was the youngest person ever elected to the House of Representatives.
- bill in the House of Representatives
- the House of Representatives passed
- the House of Representatives voted
But make no mistake, he left a mark on the House of Representatives in my view.
- But make no mistake, he left a mark on the House of Representatives in my view.
- This is another such bill in the House of Representatives.
- But it's passed the Senate and like everything else is falling apart in the House of Representatives.
- So we had a lot of investigations, the Warren Commission and then the Senate and then the House of Representatives.
- Donald Trump this morning had this to say on Twitter in response to Laci Johnson, who's running for a seat in the House of Representatives.
- So anyway, he's going to give us some insights, but also how he plans to increase his influence inside the House of Representatives.
- So the illustrious Matt Gaetz, who was in the US House of Representatives, had to resign because of this ethics report.
- The biggest news story of the group is the US House of Representatives vote to ban TikTok unless it's sold by its Chinese based parent, Byte Dance.
- Nancy Pelosi's House of Representatives couldn't find enough members to vote on it.
- We have members in the House of Representatives that despise Israel and what it stands for.
- We have the House of Representatives has never been more divided in American history.
- Now they've elevated her all the way up in the House of Representatives to be the the top Republican female.
Examples
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The bill then moved on to the House of Representatives, where it was bogged down in committee.
Academic text (1995) -
Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives, and the 112th Congress will have more than 100 new members.
Academic text (2011) -
We had a a vote in the House of Representatives last week on Wednesday about self driving cars.
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All right, I have to go to my office at the House of Representatives.
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A similar bill is being written in the House of Representatives.
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Members of the House of Representatives had the same vision.
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For six months, the House of Representatives cut off financial military aid from the US to Ukraine.
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I'm a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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You're going to try to get the amendment passed in the House of Representatives before the term ends?
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The House of Representatives passed a new law to improve healthcare access.
Synonyms
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2.8
The part of the United States Congress where elected representatives make laws
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3.1
The part of the United States Congress with elected representatives that makes and passes federal laws
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3.1
The lower part of the United States Congress that makes laws
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3.6
A lower house of the United States Congress where members elected from each state make and pass national laws
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3.3
The lower house of the United States Congress with 435 elected members who make national laws
Surface Forms
Morphology
house + of + representative
The meaning is directly derivable from 'house' (an assembly or chamber) + 'of' (linking) + 'representatives' (elected officials): it literally denotes an assembly composed of representatives. This composition matches common governmental phraseology across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would very likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
House of Representatives gets its name from the word house, which long ago was used for a group or meeting place, and from representatives, people chosen to 'speak for' others. So it literally means a 'house' of people who 'speak for' the public, which is why today it is the elected chamber where members debate and make laws.