people's house
Democratic assembly building
A people's house is a legislative building or parliament, emphasizing that it belongs to the citizens rather than the state.
In the United States, the term typically refers to the House of Representatives, whose members face frequent elections to keep them accountable to voters: The people's house should remain open to the public.
The phrase can also describe any government building framed as serving ordinary citizens rather than elites.
Parts of a whole
- electorateEligible voting body
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- congressmenElected federal legislative officials
- congresswomenFemale elected legislators
districts · apportionment · redistricting · gerrymandering · incumbent · challenger · reelection · campaigns
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
- representativesThose acting for others
assembly · bicameral · unicameral · lawmaking · legislation · bills · amendments · statutes
Status as state member
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ballotVoting document
polling · participation · activism · grassroots · referendum · pluralism · coalition · governance
constituents
Parts of a whole
- electorateEligible voting body
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- congressmenElected federal legislative officials
congresswomen · districts · apportionment · redistricting · gerrymandering · incumbent · challenger · reelection · campaigns · primaries
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
representatives · assembly · bicameral · unicameral · lawmaking · legislation · bills · amendments · statutes · enactment
citizenship
Status as state member
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- votingFormally registering a choice
ballot · polling · participation · activism · grassroots · referendum · pluralism · coalition · governance · self-governance
people's housepalace
Monarch's official residence
royal palace · royal residence · imperial palace · castle · manor house
people, peoples, peopled, peopling, house, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper