ALL meanings of house of representatives
house of rep·re·sent·a·tive
H h - noun house of representatives the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies, as in the United States, Mexico, and Japan. 1
- proper noun house of representatives The House of Representatives is the less powerful of the two parts of Congress in the United States, or the equivalent part of the system of government in some other countries. 0
- noun house of representatives (in the US) the lower chamber of Congress 0
- noun house of representatives (in Australia) the lower chamber of Parliament 0
- noun house of representatives the sole chamber of New Zealand's Parliament: formerly the lower chamber 0
- noun house of representatives (in the US) the lower chamber in many state legislatures 0
- noun house of representatives the lower house of the legislature of the U.S., certain other countries, and most of the states of the U.S. 0