German word

Repräsentantenhaus

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁepʁɛzɛnˈtantənˌhaʊ̯s/

Meaning

  • neuter nounhouse of representatives

Example

Im Repräsentantenhaus wurde gestern ein neues Gesetz verabschiedet.

A new law was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday.

Illustration for Repräsentantenhaus (house of representatives)

More examples

Der Kandidat für das Repräsentantenhaus erhielt viele Stimmen.

The candidate for the House of Representatives received many votes.

Core concept

An assembly hall is filled with elected representatives who turn public choices into laws through formal discussion and voting.

Common phrases

  • Kandidat für das Repräsentantenhaus

    candidate for the House of Representatives

  • Fraktion im Repräsentantenhaus

    parliamentary group in the House of Representatives

  • Gesetzentwurf im Repräsentantenhaus

    bill in the House of Representatives

Similar words

Bundestag: Germany's national legislative chamber, formed by representatives elected across the country.
Abgeordnetenhaus: A local or state legislative chamber whose members are elected representatives.
Landtag: The elected lawmaking body of a German state.
Unterhaus: The lower house of a legislature divided into two chambers, commonly elected.

Definition in German

Eine Parlamentskammer, in der gewählte Abgeordnete Gesetze beraten und beschließen; meist die untere Kammer eines Zweikammersystems.

Word origin

The compound Repräsentantenhaus joins the borrowed noun Repräsentant with Haus, using the linking ending -en before the second noun.

Usage tips

  • English often uses House of Representatives for the US lower chamber, while German commonly calls Germany's federal parliament the Bundestag.

Opposites

  • Oberhausupper housenoun

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