house of representatives

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Roughly 52 million of Thailand's 65 million population are eligible to cast votes for members of a new 500-seat house of representatives for the next four years.

From Reuters • May 12, 2023

Elections are also being held for 109 federal senators and 360 members of the house of representatives, with that for governors holding in March.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

Hiromichi Watanabe, a member of Japan's more powerful lower house of representatives for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was in Myanmar from Aug 7 to Aug 12, his office confirmed on Friday.

From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2022

The Dutch house of representatives is due to debate the issue this week, but differences within the governing coalition have already become evident.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2018

The presiding officer of the house of representatives is called the speaker; that of the senate, the president.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford