| 单词 | House of Representatives |
| 释义 | House of Representatives (once / 729 pages) n In the United States, a congressman or congresswoman is a member of the House of Representatives, which is one of the two houses of the Congress. The United States Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which is a body of elected officials who represent individual districts in their home states. The job of these House members is basically to vote on and pass laws. While each state gets two Senators, the number of House members is determined by state population, and their term is two years long. WORD FAMILYHouse of Representatives USAGE EXAMPLESThroughout Richard Nixon’s Presidency, Democrats maintained majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) House of Representatives invited a Hindu priest named Venkatachalapathi Samuldralato to deliver an opening prayer before its Sept. 14 session. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) The House of Representatives did not vote on the bill before recess. Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) n the lower legislative house of the United States Congress Syn|Hyper U.S. House, U.S. House of Representatives, US House, US House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives house an official assembly having legislative powers |
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