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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Meanwhile, Republicans have a slim majority in the House of Representatives with 219 seats to the Democrats' 213, so every seat matters.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Legislation that would have allowed the religious exemptions was approved by the state Senate and rejected by the House of Delegates earlier this year.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
All but one member of the House voted for the bill.
—Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
The bill passed the House of Commons in June.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Legislation that would have allowed the religious exemptions was approved by the state Senate and rejected by the House of Delegates earlier this year.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
All but one member of the House voted for the bill.
—Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
The bill passed the House of Commons in June.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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