US House of Representatives
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- noun
- /juː ɛs haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvz/
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Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU.
- The US House of Representatives is responsible for creating federal laws to govern the country.
- US House of Representatives voted
- bill in the US House of Representatives
- member of the US House of Representatives
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.
- 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.
- So the illustrious Matt Gaetz, who was in the US House of Representatives, had to resign because of this ethics report.
Examples
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All lovers of liberty should take the time to listen to Dr. Paul's final speech on the floor of the US House of Representatives.
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I urge the US House of Representatives to vote to override Trump's reckless ND AA veto.
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An equivalent bill in the US House of Representatives was introduced at the beginning of December.
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So, let's not forget that the GOP controls the US House of Representatives.
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The US House of Representatives initially rejected the package as a result, sending shock waves around the world.
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Congressman Ron Paul gave his farewell address to the US House of Representatives on Nov 14.
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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 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.
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This November, voters will head to the polls to elect all members of the US House of Representatives, 37 Senate seats, and various state government offices.
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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.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population
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The part of the United States Congress where elected representatives make laws
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The part of the United States Congress with elected representatives that makes and passes federal laws
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The lower part of the United States Congress that makes laws
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A lower house of the United States Congress where members elected from each state make and pass national laws
Surface Forms
Morphology
US + house + of + representative
The phrase is compositional: 'US' specifies the country, 'House' (in its legislative sense) and 'Representatives' (elected officials) combine to denote an assembly of elected representatives for the United States. This structure is common cross-linguistically (e.g. 'Chamber/House of Representatives'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
US House of Representatives comes from the simple idea that a house is a place where people meet and representatives are people chosen to 'speak for' others. That's why it means the national part of government where elected people meet to 'make laws' and represent local areas.