House Of Representatives Definition

noun
The lower house of the legislature of the U.S., certain other countries, and most of the states of the U.S.
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Synonyms:
  • U.S. House
  • U.S. House of Representatives
  • United States House of Representatives
pronoun

The name of the lower house in the bicameral legislatures of several countries, also used of some singular legislative bodies in unicameral systems.

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  • The first House of Representatives was to contain seventy-five members.

  • Blaine was made a senator from Maine, the leadership of the House of Representatives passed to Garfield, and he became the Republican candidate for speaker.

  • The House of Representatives was to consist of members chosen in the different states in numbers proportioned to their population, but never fewer than five.

  • For elections to the Senate the governors of states, and for general elections of the House of Representatives the governor-general, would cause writs to be issued.

  • The Senate would choose its own president, and the House of Representatives its speaker; each house would make its own rules of procedure; in each, one-third of the number of members would form a quorum; the members of each must take oath, or make affirmation of allegiance; and all alike would receive an allowance of £400 a year.

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