the House of Representatives

noun

/ðə ˌhaʊs əv ˌreprɪˈzentətɪvz/

[singular + singular or plural verb]

词汇	the House of Representatives
释义	the House of Representatives noun /ðə ˌhaʊs əv ˌreprɪˈzentətɪvz/ /ðə ˌhaʊs əv ˌreprɪˈzentətɪvz/ [singular + singular or plural verb] the larger part of Congress in the US, or of the Parliament in Australia, whose members are elected by the people of the country（美国国会或澳大利亚议会的）众议院 CultureIn the US House of Representatives the Speaker of the House is its leader. The House has 435 members, who are elected every two years. The states have different numbers of representatives according to the size of their population. House members can introduce a proposal for a law and any new law must be approved by them. If no candidate in an election for US President receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College, the House chooses the President. This has only ever happened twice, in the cases of Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. compare senate (1) Wordfinder caucus congress the Electoral College House of Representatives nomination president primary running mate senate swing state Topics Politicsc2
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