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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At this point, ahead of the 2018 midterms, where Republicans lost 40 seats in the House, that approval number was 49 percent. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year and the House out of session through the November election. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 The vote, however, won’t happen until after the November elections, when the House returns to session. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 She was reprimanded by the House Rules and Ethics Committee for her stunt with the bullhorn. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the House

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