House en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
* As an English surname, from the noun house. * Also as an English surname, variant of Howes. * Also as a topographic English surname, from a derivative of Old English hyse (“place overgrown with water plants”), from hos (“bramble, thorn, sprout”). This may have also made its way into Hose, Huss. * As a German surname, calqued from the surname Haus.
Meanings
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, as "the House", countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A particular chamber of political representation ▸ Ellipsis of House of Representatives.
alt of House of Representatives
Prop. 50 proponents, including Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature and in Congress, say the proposition is needed to counteract Texas’ recent redistricting efforts to give the GOP more House seats.
2025 October 2, Madison Hart, “Temecula City Council declares opposition to Prop. 50”, in The Press-Enterprise, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2025:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, qualifier:Westminsterian parliamentary systems, uncountable) A particular chamber of political representation ▸ Ellipsis of House of Commons.
alt of House of Commons
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A particular chamber of political representation ▸ Ellipsis of House of Parliament.
alt of House of Parliament
- (countable, uncountable) A particular chamber of political representation ▸ More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber (unicameral).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Quay County, New Mexico, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
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(countable, uncountable) A topographic surname from Middle English for someone residing in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
The incumbent and embattled Henyard lost Tuesday’s Democratic primary to Trustee Jason House by a landslide, with House winning nearly 90% of the vote.
2025 February 25, Gabriel Castillo, Jenna Barnes, Ben Bradley, Michael Johnson, Erik Runge, “Defeated in Dolton: Trustee Jason House beats incumbent Mayor Tiffany Henyard by landslide in primary”, in WGN-TV, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2025:
- (countable, dated, qualifier:Oxford University slang, uncountable) Christ Church, Oxford.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |