- house of representatives
- Date: 1716 the lower house of a legislative body (as the United States Congress)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
house of representatives
Look at other dictionaries:
House of Representatives — house of representatives: the lower house of a legislative body; esp cap H&R: the lower house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. house of representatives … Law dictionary
House of Representatives — ˌHouse of Repreˈsentatives noun the larger of the two parts of the US Congress or of the parliament of Australia or New Zealand: • The measure requires approval by the Senate before it can go to the House of Representatives. compare Senate … Financial and business terms
House of Representatives — House of Repre sentatives n the House of Representatives the larger of the two parts of the US Congress or of the parliament of Australia or New Zealand →↑Senate … Dictionary of contemporary English
House of Representatives — House of Re|pre|sen|ta|tives* [ rɛpri zɛntətivz] das; <aus engl. House auf Representatives, eigtl. »Haus der Abgeordneten«> das amerikan. ↑Repräsentantenhaus … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
House of Representatives — ► NOUN ▪ the lower house of the US Congress … English terms dictionary
House of Representatives — ☆ House of Representatives n. the lower house of the legislature of the U.S., certain other countries, and most of the states of the U.S … English World dictionary
House of Representatives — Part of the Politics series Politics List of political topics Politics by country … Wikipedia
House of Representatives — noun the lower legislative house of the United States Congress (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑United States House of Representatives, ↑U.S. House of Representatives, ↑US House of Representatives, ↑U.S. House, ↑US House • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
House of Representatives — N PROPER: the N The House of Representatives is the less powerful of the two parts of Congress in the United States, or the equivalent part of the system of government in some other countries. The House of Representatives approved a new budget… … English dictionary
House of Representatives — The House of Representatives of Congress comprises 435 representatives. The number representing each State is determined by population but every State is entitled to at least one representative. Members are elected by the people by district for 2 … Black's law dictionary
House of Representatives — The House of Representatives of Congress comprises 435 representatives. The number representing each State is determined by population but every State is entitled to at least one representative. Members are elected by the people by district for 2 … Black's law dictionary
