the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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The property tax cuts were approved by the Texas Senate on Thursday having already been approved by the House.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The bill, which passed the House of Representatives last week with wide bipartisan support and little debate, sailed through the Senate on a 33-3 vote.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 30 May 2025
Johnson fulfilled his promise that by Memorial Day, the House would do its part to cement President Donald Trump‘s legacy.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Investigations by the House of Representatives into its own members are byzantine to outsiders.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The bill, which passed the House of Representatives last week with wide bipartisan support and little debate, sailed through the Senate on a 33-3 vote.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 30 May 2025
Johnson fulfilled his promise that by Memorial Day, the House would do its part to cement President Donald Trump‘s legacy.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Investigations by the House of Representatives into its own members are byzantine to outsiders.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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