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house

∞ 7.2
An official group of elected people who make laws
  • noun
  • /haʊs/
  • Formal
: cámara
  • The new law was passed unanimously in the House of Representatives, showing strong bipartisan support.
  • lower house
  • upper house
  • House of Parliament

Yeah, I would point you to the House committee in Congress.

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Examples

  • When Jo Cox was killed, this House lost one of its best.

  • Speaker, let this be the message from this House and this Nation Today.

  • Well, in Scotland, the Leader of the House is correct to say.

  • Yeah, I would point you to the House committee in Congress.

  • If the changes are accepted by both houses, the bill is sent to the governor for signature.

    Academic text (1992)
  • First, the Budget Committees of both houses establish overall spending levels.

    Academic text (1990)
  • But Congress, just the House just passed the law bipartisan.

  • He left the House because of the report.

  • They have the courts, they have the House and the Senate.

  • The Irish Parliamentary Party, under its hugely popular leader John Redmond has been agitating in the British house of Parliament for a limited form of Irish self-governance, to be known as Home Rule.

Synonyms

Senate
vshouse
  • US
∞ 3.0

A part of the United States government where elected members make laws, two from each state

is the general term for legislative chambers, not this specific upper chamber
parliament
vshouse
342 3.5

The group of people who make and pass a country's laws

is usually a part of such a supreme body rather than the whole institution
legislature
vshouse
327 5.3

A group of people who make and change the laws of a country or region

is a part of lawmaking institutions, often one chamber inside them
181 3.0

The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population

is the general term for legislative chambers rather than a specific named chamber
chamber
vshouse
141 4.2

A group of people who meet to make official decisions

is used especially for assemblies within a parliament or larger legislature
congress
vshouse
  • Formal
65 3.7

The national group of elected people who make and change laws

is usually one chamber within a national legislature rather than the entire body
U.S. House
vshouse
33 2.8

The part of the United States Congress where elected representatives make laws

is the general term for such legislative chambers, not a specific name
Knesset
vshouse
14 8.2

The national parliament of Israel that makes laws and checks the government

is used for one chamber in multi chamber systems rather than a single-chamber assembly
9 3.5

A group that makes laws for the United Kingdom with two parts, Commons and Lords

is a term for one chamber within that supreme body rather than the whole
legislative body
vshouse
  • Formal
8 4.5

An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state

is usually a chamber within a larger legislature rather than the entire lawmaking body
House of Lords
vshouse
  • UK
8 4.1

The upper house of the UK Parliament made of appointed and hereditary members who review laws

is the general name for parliamentary chambers, not a specific upper or lower chamber
4 6.8

A group of people who make laws for a state or country

is used more for chambers within larger parliaments than for a single unicameral body
legislative assembly
vshouse
  • Formal
2 5.4

A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region

is often a chamber within a larger legislature rather than the whole lawmaking body
general assembly
vshouse
  • Formal
1 4.9

A group of representatives who make and change laws for a state or organization

is commonly one chamber within a larger legislature rather than the full body
1 9.9

A group that made laws in colonial Virginia and was the first elected assembly in America

is the general term for such chambers rather than a single historical example
1 4.6

The group in Poland that makes laws and has two houses, the Sejm and the Senate

is a term for one chamber within that national legislature rather than the whole
House of Commons
vshouse
  • UK
3.3

The elected part of the British Parliament that makes laws and represents the public

is the general term for parliamentary chambers rather than a specific one

Idioms

77 3.2

Free for customers from a restaurant or bar

house of cards
  • Informal
19 5.1

A plan or organization that seems strong but is actually weak and likely to fail

to bet the house
  • Informal
4 8.5

To risk everything you own on one decision

4 7.5

Without a home because of a disaster or bad luck

3 5.5

To make an audience clap and cheer loudly

To eat so much at someone's home that they have almost no food left

Suddenly fail completely because it is weak or badly built

To blame others when you have the same faults

Getting your home and things tidy and ready

Compounds

White House
  • Literature
∞ 2.7

The people who work for the US president and make government decisions

814 1.9

The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works

The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population

109 4.8

A house where people in danger hide to stay safe

58 2.0

A home near the sea used for holidays

56 1.4

A small building or platform in the branches of a tree where children play

house arrest
  • Formal
55 4.0

A legal order to stay at home instead of going to prison

49 3.5

A house that people think ghosts live in

43 2.7

An event when people are invited to visit and feel welcome

39 4.6

A place where people live while they recover from addiction or return from prison and prepare to live alone

33 3.0

A building where people watch operas and musical shows

33 2.8

The part of the United States Congress where elected representatives make laws

house party
  • Informal
27 1.9

A party at someone's home where guests sometimes stay overnight

24 3.0

A company that sells things to the person who pays the most, often paintings or antiques

23 3.8

A building where police officers work and keep people they arrest

Visiting every house in an area one by one to search or ask questions

A company that makes and sells books, magazines or journals

frat house
  • Informal
19 7.0

A house near a college where members of a student group live and meet

boarding house
  • Archaic
19 2.7

A house where people pay to stay and get meals

18 3.4

A large house in the countryside with its own land

16 2.1

A person who is invited to stay in someone's home

15 3.5

The elected lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and passes laws

14 3.2

A house in the country used for staying and relaxing during summer

14 3.1

A building where people gather to pray, like a church

13 1.6

A building where people go to watch movies

A building where people gather for prayer or religious services

The part of the United States Congress with elected representatives that makes and passes federal laws

12 2.0

A building with many separate homes where different people live

A woman who runs the home and cares for the family

doll's house
  • Baby Talk
11 2.1

A small model house with tiny furniture that children play with using dolls

11 3.0

A house with one floor and a low roof, often long and near the ground

11 8.9

A house where people hide drugs or weapons to avoid being caught

10 3.3

A house where members of a college student group live and meet

10 1.0

A small cat kept as a pet in a home

9 3.0

A house in a row that shares walls with neighbours

8 3.7

A house where people rent single rooms and share bathrooms or a kitchen

8 4.1

The upper house of the UK Parliament made of appointed and hereditary members who review laws

8 3.4

A house in a long line that shares side walls with others

8 1.0

A small outside shelter where a dog sleeps or stays

7 2.5

A large, expensive home with nice decorations

nut house
  • Slur
7 9.9

An insulting slang word for a hospital for people with mental illness

7 7.3

A building where people are hurt or frightened

7 3.1

The lower part of the United States Congress that makes laws

full house
  • Jargon
7 4.2

Three cards of the same value and two cards of a different value in poker

brokerage house
  • Specialized
7 4.5

A company that buys and sells stocks or other investments for clients

7 1.6

All parts and rooms of a house taken together as one

7 6.8

A small building beside an old house where people keep carriages or cars

A group whose members strongly disagree about important issues

6 9.8

A part of a prison where people sentenced to die wait for their execution

6 6.0

A large old country house once owned by a rich landowner

A person who paints the inside or outside of houses

A lower house of the United States Congress where members elected from each state make and pass national laws

4 9.9

A very offensive racial insult for Black people once used for slaves in the owner's house and now unacceptable

4 4.7

A family of kings and queens who rule a country now or in the past

4 3.6

A large indoor building for sports and training with space for spectators

The lower house of the United States Congress with 435 elected members who make national laws

A very large, impressive house where a rich family lives

A house that is old and kept because it has an important past and is often open to visitors

3 3.5

A small building that holds machines to move water for a town or farm

3 2.0

A building where people drink alcohol and eat simple meals

3 9.1

A rude name for a hospital where people with mental illness are treated

clearing house
  • Specialized
3 4.8

An organization that collects and shares information or payments between other groups

3 3.7

A wife who runs the household while her husband earns money

A public building where people play games for money, like a casino

2 2.8

A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay

2 4.8

A house like many others built together in a suburb

2 4.6

A building where people are held as punishment or while waiting for trial

The royal family that has ruled the United Kingdom and other countries in the Commonwealth since 1917

2 4.6

A small extra home on the same property often built above a garage

2 8.9

A place where people pay to have sex

2 1.7

A colored liquid that you put on the outside of a house to cover wood or walls

A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks

A man who looks after the home and family while his partner earns money

How Powerful

parliament
342 3.5
house
  • Formal
∞ 7.2
city council
206 2.4

Surface Forms

house singular
houses plural

Etymology

A political house comes from a building where people meet to make laws, so the word now names an official assembly of members who gather to debate and decide rules.