Meanings
- The lower house in the bicameral legislatures of several countries; also some singular legislative bodies in unicameral systems.
Maps for new House of Representatives districts would be created — splitting up red cities that support Republicans Ken Calvert of Corona and Darrell Issa of San Diego County, according to new maps drawn by Democrats.
2025 October 2, Madison Hart, “Temecula City Council declares opposition to Prop. 50”, in The Press-Enterprise
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe lower legislative house of the United States Congress
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مَجْلِس النُّوَّاب, مَجْلِسْ أَدْنٰى
- مَجْلِس النُّوَّاب (majlis an-nuwwāb)lower house of parliament
- مَجْلِسْ أَدْنٰىlower house of parliament
Bulgarian долна камара, камара на представителите
- долна камара (dolna kamara)lower house of parliament
- камара на представителите (kamara na predstavitelite)lower house of parliament
Chinese Mandarin 眾議院 /众议院, 下院
- 眾議院 /众议院 (zhòngyìyuàn)lower house of parliament
- 下院 (xiàyuàn)lower house of parliament
- 下議院 /下议院 (xiàyìyuàn)lower house of parliament
Danish Repræsentanternes hus
- Repræsentanternes huslower house of parliament
Dutch Huis van Afgevaardigden, Tweede Kamer
- Huis van Afgevaardigdenlower house of parliament
- Tweede Kamerlower house of parliament
- Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigerslower house of parliament
- Kamerlower house of parliament
Estonian esindajatekoda
- esindajatekodalower house of parliament
Finnish edustajainhuone
- edustajainhuonelower house of parliament
French Chambre des représentants
- Chambre des représentantslower house of parliament
German Repräsentantenhaus
- Repräsentantenhauslower house of parliament
Greek Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων
- Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων (Voulí ton Antiprosópon)lower house of parliament
Hebrew בית הנבחרים
- בית הנבחרים (bet hanivkharím)lower house of parliament
Icelandic fulltrúadeild
- fulltrúadeildlower house of parliament
Indonesian Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat
- Dewan Perwakilan Rakyatlower house of parliament
Japanese 衆議院, 下院
- 衆議院 (shūgiin)lower house of parliament
- 下院 (kain)lower house of parliament
Korean 하원
- 하원 (hawon)lower house of parliament
Malay Dewan Perwakilan, Dewan Rakyat (in Malaysia)
- Dewan Perwakilanlower house of parliament
- Dewan Rakyat (in Malaysia)lower house of parliament
Norwegian Bokmål Representantenes hus
- Representantenes huslower house of parliament
Polish izba reprezentantów
- izba reprezentantówlower house of parliament
Portuguese Câmara dos Representantes
- Câmara dos Representanteslower house of parliament
Romanian Camera Reprezentanților
- Camera Reprezentanțilorlower house of parliament
Russian пала́та представи́телей
- пала́та представи́телей (paláta predstavítelej)lower house of parliament
Spanish Cámara de Representantes
- Cámara de Representanteslower house of parliament
Swedish representanthus
- representanthuslower house of parliament
Tagalog Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan, Kamara de Representantes
- Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawanlower house of parliament
- Kamara de Representanteslower house of parliament
Thai สภาผู้แทนราษฎร
- สภาผู้แทนราษฎร (sà-paa-pûu-tɛɛn-râat-sà-dɔɔn)lower house of parliament
Turkish Temsilciler Meclisi
- Temsilciler Meclisilower house of parliament
Ukrainian пала́та представникі́в
- пала́та представникі́в (paláta predstavnykív)lower house of parliament
Vietnamese hạ viện, hạ nghị viện
- hạ việnlower house of parliament
- hạ nghị việnlower house of parliament
Cite this entry
House of Representatives. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/House%20of%20Representatives
“House of Representatives.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/House%20of%20Representatives. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “House of Representatives,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/House%20of%20Representatives.
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