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house of representatives

noun as in legislature

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Slaves wouldn’t be allowed to vote, but they could count as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning members of the House of Representatives based on population.

House of Representatives never materialized, Mannion won handily with a message that he would represent all the voters in the Syracuse-area district where he has spent his entire life.

Gaetz, 42, represented Florida's first congressional district in the US House of Representatives.

From BBC

The bill passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives with unanimous support in January.

From Salon

Republicans have won 218 seats, just enough to control the House of Representatives.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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