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House of Representatives

–noun
the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies, as in the United States, Mexico, and Japan.
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House of Representatives  
n.   Abbr. HR
The lower house of the U.S. Congress and of most state legislatures.
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: the lower house of a legislative body; especially cap H&R : the lower house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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