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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Greene’s resignation will whittle away the Republican caucus’s already extremely narrow majority in the House.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Congress passed a bill Tuesday with the backing of all but one member of the House that compels the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the files to lawmakers.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 and the Senate in 2024.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Previous Congresses barely featured one censure, let alone four in one week, which strategists say is indicative of the breakdown in procedure and decorum in the House.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Congress passed a bill Tuesday with the backing of all but one member of the House that compels the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the files to lawmakers.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 and the Senate in 2024.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Previous Congresses barely featured one censure, let alone four in one week, which strategists say is indicative of the breakdown in procedure and decorum in the House.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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