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 Republican Party of Arkansas wants a primary election -- not a convention of the delegates -- to select its nominee in the special election for the House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, party Chairman Joseph Wood said Thursday.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
The Senate isn’t scheduled to vote again until Tuesday, and the House has no plans to come back in until the Senate passes its bill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Democrats held majorities in both the Senate and the House.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Those were the two main topics on the table with the premiere’s guests, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, two former colleagues in the House of Representatives, as host Dasha Burns sought to highlight civil conversation.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
The Senate isn’t scheduled to vote again until Tuesday, and the House has no plans to come back in until the Senate passes its bill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Democrats held majorities in both the Senate and the House.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Those were the two main topics on the table with the premiere’s guests, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, two former colleagues in the House of Representatives, as host Dasha Burns sought to highlight civil conversation.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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