the House

noun

: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives

Examples of the House in a Sentence

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Lavender, who sits on the House budget-writing committee, attributed the staffing shortage to low pay for workers. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024

Many students are leaving campuses for the summer break, but the House committee says that doesn’t mean their investigation is slowing down anytime soon. —Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 28 May 2024

Lead attorneys on the House case include familiar NCAA foes Steve Berman and Jeffrey Kessler, who have previous victories in college athlete compensation cases on their records. —Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 25 May 2024

In retrospect, one of the operatives said, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol should have subpoenaed everyone in the room, including the operative himself. —Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 25 May 2024