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

Recent Examples on the Web

According to election filings, the group’s Republican counterpart, the Congressional Leadership Fund, accounts for the vast majority of the roughly $5 million raised by a committee led by former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield. —Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025

This is why, as chair of the House Financial Services Committee, he's worked to make accessing capital easier. —Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025

Republican leadership of the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for this budget proposal, did not respond to an NPR request for comment on this partisan divide. —Cory Turner, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025

Last month, the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to commissioner Roger Goodell requesting a briefing on the league’s media strategy. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the House

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse