House of Representatives
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'''''House of Representatives''''' is the name of any of many [[legislature|legislative bodies]] in many countries. In some countries, the House of Representatives is the [[lower house]] of a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, with the corresponding [[upper house]] often called a "[[senate]]". In other countries, the House of Representatives is the sole chamber of a [[unicameralism|unicameral]] legislature. The functioning of a house of representatives can vary greatly from country to country, and depends on whether a country has a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] or a [[presidential system]]. Members of a house of representatives are typically apportioned according to population rather than geography.
"The House of Representatives" is the name of the lower house of the legislature in the following countries:
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|[[Antigua and Barbuda]] || [[House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda]]
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|[[Australia]] || [[Australian House of Representatives]]
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|[[Belarus]] || [[House of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus|House of Representatives of Belarus]]
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|[[Belize]] || [[House of Representatives of Belize]]
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|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || [[House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
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|[[Colombia]] || [[House of Representatives of Colombia]]
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|[[Fiji]] || [[House of Representatives (Fiji)]]
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|[[Indonesia]] || [[Indonesian House of Representatives]]
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|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] || [[Dáil Éireann|House of Representatives of Ireland]]
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|[[Jamaica]] || [[House of Representatives of Jamaica]]
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|[[Japan]] || [[House of Representatives of Japan]]
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|[[Liberia]] || [[House of Representatives of Liberia]]
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|[[Malaysia]] || [[House of Representatives of Malaysia]]
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|[[Nepal]] || [[House of Representatives of Nepal]]
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|[[Nigeria]] || [[House of Representatives of Nigeria]]
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|[[Philippines]] || [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]]
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|[[Puerto Rico]] || [[House of Representatives of Puerto Rico]]
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|[[Somaliland]] || [[House of Representatives of Somaliland]]
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|[[Thailand]] || [[House of Representatives of Thailand]]
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|[[Trinidad and Tobago]] || [[House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago]]
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|[[United States]] || [[United States House of Representatives]]
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|[[Yemen]] || [[House of Representatives of Yemen]]
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In the following countries it is the sole chamber in a unicameral system:
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|[[Cyprus]] || [[House of Representatives of Cyprus]]
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|[[Malta]] || [[House of Representatives of Malta]]
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|[[New Zealand]] || [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]
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In [[Indonesia]], the ''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'' (DPR) is generally known in English as the "House of Representatives", as is the ''Dewan Rakyat'' of the [[Parliament of Malaysia]]. ''House of Representatives'' is the title of most, but not all, of the [[lower house]]s of [[United States]] [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]]s, with the exceptions usually called "State Assembly" or more rarely, "House of Delegates." Under [[apartheid]], the House of Representatives was the house for [[South Africa]]'s mixed race '[[Coloured]]' community, in the [[Tricameral Parliament]] of [[1984]] to [[1994]].
In the Austrian part [[Cisleithania]] of [[Austria-Hungary]], the lower house the ''Abgeordnetenhaus'' is generally known in English as "House of Representatives".
==See also==
*[[List of legislatures by country]]
*[[Chamber of Deputies]]
*[[National Assembly]]
*[[House of Commons]]
[[Category:Legislatures]]
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[[pt:Câmara dos Representantes]]
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[[zh:众议院]]