US House
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3.1
- noun
- /juː ɛs haʊs/
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Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU.
- So, let's not forget that the GOP controls the US House of Representatives.
- US House of Representatives
- US House Committee
- US House Committee on Oversight
Examples
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Congressional Republicans, who had captured majorities in the US House of Representatives and US Senate in the 1994 elections, strongly criticized this limited engagement with Pyongyang as appeasement.
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Congressman Ron Paul gave his farewell address to the US House of Representatives on Nov 14.
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An equivalent bill in the US House of Representatives was introduced at the beginning of December.
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I have done some looking at gerrymandering and how it cost the Democratic Party the US House in this year's election.
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Democrats retained control of the US Senate, while Republicans retained control of the US House of Representatives.
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The article features a chart chronicling midterm US House results since the end of World War II.
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One year, Congressman Frank Pallone, the founder of the India Caucus in the US House, attended.
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Love it or hate it, the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 died in the US House of Representatives this week.
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In 1816, he was again elected as a Federalist to the US House, serving from 1817 to 1821.
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The US House of Representatives passed a significant healthcare reform bill last week.
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 part of the United States Congress with elected representatives that makes and passes federal 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 phrase is a straightforward noun–noun composition: 'US' identifies the country and 'house' (given here as a legislative assembly) names the type of institution, so together they denote the United States' legislative chamber. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
US House is a short name for the 'House of Representatives', the country's lower law-making body where elected members meet to make laws. The word House here means a place or group that meets together, so US House came to mean the national group that debates and votes on laws.