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Noun: House of Representatives
  1. The lower legislative house of the United States Congress
    - United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, U.S. House, US House
     
  2. The lower house of various other legislatures, as in Australia and Japan
    "The Australian House of Representatives has 151 members"

Type of: house

Part of: Congress, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, US Congress

Encyclopedia: House of Representatives, United States