house member
Elected lower chamber
A house member is a member of a legislative house, particularly the lower chamber in a bicameral system.
In the United States, it typically refers to a representative in the U.S.
House of Representatives or a state house of representatives: The house member from Ohio spoke against the bill.
The term distinguishes these legislators from senators, who serve in the upper chamber.
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- representativeOne who acts for another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- lawmakerOne who drafts legislation
politician · Capitol Hill · capitol · chamber · floor · floor vote · vote · bill · district · town hall · election · caucus · speaker · committee · aisle · party line · gavel · roll call
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
house memberprivate citizen
constituent · voter · ordinary citizen · cabinet member · judge
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