house of representatives
noun
plural houses of representatives
: the lower house of a legislative body
—often used in capitalized form to refer to a specific lower house
the U.S. House of Representatives
However, Canberra MP Dr Andrew Leigh tabled the petition in the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon …—
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The Ohio house of representatives has overridden DeWine’s veto.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Since North Carolina’s governor can’t veto redistricting plans, all that’s left is for final votes in the state house of representatives and state senate.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
In the massachusetts statehouse, high above the gallery in the house of representatives, directly opposite the painting of John Hancock proposing the Bill of Rights, there hangs a five-foot-long wooden codfish.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Before 1992, Peru’s 180-seat house of representatives and 60-seat senate had to agree on the terms of impeachment before booting the head of state.
—Marcelo Rochabrun, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Since North Carolina’s governor can’t veto redistricting plans, all that’s left is for final votes in the state house of representatives and state senate.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
In the massachusetts statehouse, high above the gallery in the house of representatives, directly opposite the painting of John Hancock proposing the Bill of Rights, there hangs a five-foot-long wooden codfish.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Before 1992, Peru’s 180-seat house of representatives and 60-seat senate had to agree on the terms of impeachment before booting the head of state.
—Marcelo Rochabrun, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
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