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House of Burgesses — noun the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia • Hypernyms: ↑house … Useful english dictionary
House concurrent resolution 50 — (or HCR50) is a joint resolution of the 2007 Regular Session of the Hawaii State Legislature, introduced on February 23, 2007 by state representatives Gene Ward, Karen Awana, Rida Cabanilla, Lynn Finnegan, Barbara Marumoto, Colleen Meyer,… … Wikipedia
House of Assembly — is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level.Historically, the House of Assembly in British crown colonies superseded the (usually unelected) Legislative Council as… … Wikipedia
Legislature — Leg is*la ture (l[e^]j [i^]s*l[=a] t[ u]r; 135), n. [Cf. F. l[ e]gislature.] The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body. [1913 Webster] Without the concurrent consent of all three… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
House of Representatives — house of representatives: the lower house of a legislative body; esp cap H&R: the lower house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. house of representatives … Law dictionary
Législature de l'Alabama — Alabama Legislature Type … Wikipédia en Français
house — [hous; ] for v. [ houz] n. pl. houses [hou′ziz] [ME hous < OE hus, akin to Ger haus (OHG hūs) < IE * (s)keus < base * (s)keu , to cover, conceal > SKY] 1. a building for human beings to live in; specif., a) the building or part of a… … English World dictionary
legislature — leg·is·la·ture / le jəs ˌlā chər, ˌchu̇r/ n: a body of persons having the power to legislate; specif: an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit (as a nation or state) compare executive, judiciary Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
house of assembly — house′ of assem′bly n. gov the legislature or the lower house of the legislature of certain governments in the Commonwealth of Nations … From formal English to slang
House — (hous), n.; pl. {Houses}. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s; akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel. h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See {Hide}, and cf. {Hoard}, {Husband},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
