- (in the US) the lower chamber of Congress
- (in Australia) the lower chamber of Parliament
- the sole chamber of New Zealand's Parliament: formerly the lower chamber
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House′ of Represen′tatives,
- Governmentthe lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies, as in the United States, Mexico, and Japan.
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House of Representatives n
'House of Representatives' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apportionment
- Congress
- Congressman
- Congresswoman
- Member of Congress
- MHR
- representative
- Speaker
- Chisholm
- Congressional district
- congressmember
- Connecticut Compromise
- delegate
- Election Day
- floor leader
- gentleman
- gentlewoman
- house
- House Un-American Activities Committee
- HR
- majority leader
- member
- M.H.R.
- resident commissioner
- rules committee
- Twelfth Amendment