U.S. House of Representatives
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3.1
- proper noun
:
Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos
- Representative Roscoe Bartlett of the U.S. House of Representatives has spoken of this issue before Congress.
- member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. House of Representatives passed
- U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee
Examples
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Harris rode her notoriety to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives but lost in a 2006 bid for the Senate.
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The Republicans retained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 6 election.
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At the time of this writing, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate continue to debate health care legislation.
Academic text (2010) -
Public support for defense spending fell, and the U.S. House of Representatives endorsed a freeze on the production of nuclear weapons.
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Paul Ryan is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin.
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In recent years, the U.S. House of Representatives has become less active legislatively.
Academic text (2004) -
In 2010, Democrats lost 63 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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On 1 May 1991, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted the Flood Insurance, Mitigation, and Erosion Management Act.
Academic text (1991) -
Gingrich became House Speaker when Republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives following the 1994 midterm elections.
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The U.S. House of Representatives is responsible for initiating all tax legislation.
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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2.8
The part of the United States Congress where elected representatives make 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
U.S. + house + of + representative
The phrase is fully compositional: 'house' as a legislative assembly and 'of representatives' meaning an assembly made up of elected representatives, with 'U.S.' simply specifying the country. This structure directly conveys that it is a U.S. legislative chamber of elected officials and has close parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.
Etymology
U.S. House of Representatives comes from the idea of a 'house' as a meeting place where each state sends people to speak for its citizens and those people are the representatives. So the name now refers to the elected group that 'makes and passes federal laws'.