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The following 23 entries include the term house of.
house of assembly
noun phrase: a legislative body or the lower house of a legislature (as in various British colonies, protectorates, and countries of the Commonwealth of Nations)
House of Burgesses
noun phrase: the colonial representative assembly of Virginia
house of cards
noun phrase: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
House of Commons
noun phrase: the lower house of the British and Canadian parliaments
house of correction
noun phrase: a penal institution for persons convicted of a minor offense and considered capable of reformation
house of delegates
noun phraseHouse of Lords
noun phrase: the upper house of the British Parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual
house of representatives
noun: the lower house of a legislative body —often used in capitalized form to refer to a specific lower house
house of studies
noun phrase: an educational institution serving scholars of a religious order
house of assignation
: a house maintained and used for illicit sexual intercourse : brothel
house of God
house of ill fame
house of issue
noun: an investment bank that originates new security offerings for public distribution or joins with other houses in purchase groups that underwrite such offerings
house of life
house of mercy
: a charitable institution for lodging, relieving, or reclaiming those in distress or disgrace
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