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Subseries Politics portal House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national states. In some countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a "senate". In other countries, the House of Representatives is the sole chamber of a unicameral legislature. The functioning of a house of representatives can vary greatly from country to country, and depends on whether a country has a parliamentary or a presidential system. Members of a house of representatives are typically apportioned according to population rather than geography.
"The House of Representatives" is the name of the lower house of the legislature in the following countries:
In the following countries it is the sole chamber in a unicameral system:
Cyprus House of Representatives of Cyprus Malta House of Representatives of Malta New Zealand New Zealand House of Representatives In Indonesia, the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) is generally known in English as the "House of Representatives", as is the Dewan Rakyat of the Parliament of Malaysia. House of Representatives is the title of most, but not all, of the lower houses of United States state legislatures, with the exceptions usually called "State Assembly" or more rarely, "House of Delegates." Under apartheid, the House of Representatives was the house for South Africa's mixed race 'Coloured' community, in the Tricameral Parliament of 1984 to 1994.
In the Austrian part Cisleithania of Austria-Hungary, the lower house the Abgeordnetenhaus is generally known in English as "House of Representatives".
Defunct Houses of Representatives
- 1994 Gambia1
- 1966 Kenya2
- 1972 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- 1990 Sierra Leone1
1. Legislature disbanded
2. New constitution, unicameral system adoptedSee also
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House of Representatives — house of representatives: the lower house of a legislative body; esp cap H&R: the lower house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. house of representatives … Law dictionary
House of Representatives — ˌHouse of Repreˈsentatives noun the larger of the two parts of the US Congress or of the parliament of Australia or New Zealand: • The measure requires approval by the Senate before it can go to the House of Representatives. compare Senate … Financial and business terms
House of Representatives — House of Repre sentatives n the House of Representatives the larger of the two parts of the US Congress or of the parliament of Australia or New Zealand →↑Senate … Dictionary of contemporary English
House of Representatives — House of Re|pre|sen|ta|tives* [ rɛpri zɛntətivz] das; <aus engl. House auf Representatives, eigtl. »Haus der Abgeordneten«> das amerikan. ↑Repräsentantenhaus … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
House of Representatives — ► NOUN ▪ the lower house of the US Congress … English terms dictionary
House of Representatives — ☆ House of Representatives n. the lower house of the legislature of the U.S., certain other countries, and most of the states of the U.S … English World dictionary
House of Representatives — noun the lower legislative house of the United States Congress (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑United States House of Representatives, ↑U.S. House of Representatives, ↑US House of Representatives, ↑U.S. House, ↑US House • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
House of Representatives — N PROPER: the N 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. The House of Representatives approved a new budget… … English dictionary
House of Representatives — The House of Representatives of Congress comprises 435 representatives. The number representing each State is determined by population but every State is entitled to at least one representative. Members are elected by the people by district for 2 … Black's law dictionary
House of Representatives — noun 1. the lower legislative branch of the federal parliament of Australia, elected on a population basis and having approximately twice as many members as the Senate. 2. the legislature of New Zealand, formerly the lower, but now the sole,… … Australian English dictionary
