U.S. House
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2.8
- noun
- /juː ɛs haʊs/
:
Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos
- In the Northeast, Republicans now hold just 18 percent of U.S. House seats and only one-seventh of U.S. Senate seats.
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. House subcommittee
- U.S. House Committee
Examples
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Public support for defense spending fell, and the U.S. House of Representatives endorsed a freeze on the production of nuclear weapons.
Academic text (2010) -
I'm a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Consider, for instance, the resources of various U.S. House committees.
Academic text (2018) -
At the time of this writing, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate continue to debate health care legislation.
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In recent years, the U.S. House of Representatives has become less active legislatively.
Academic text (2004) -
But Barca, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, refused to go away.
Academic text (1999) -
Harris rode her notoriety to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives but lost in a 2006 bid for the Senate.
Academic text (2008) -
On 1 May 1991, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted the Flood Insurance, Mitigation, and Erosion Management Act.
Academic text (1991) -
Allen West requested and received assistance from the U.S. House Administrative Committee to oversee the recount process.
Blog text (9) -
I'm a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Synonyms
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3.0
The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population
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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
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'U.S.' (United States) with 'house' (a legislative assembly) yields the U.S. legislative chamber. This country + institution naming pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
U.S. House comes from the old idea of a House as a meeting place for a group of people — imagine a 'house' where elected representatives meet to talk and vote. That's why U.S. House means the part of Congress where members gather 'to make laws'.