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third house

American  

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)
  1. a legislative lobby.


third house British  

noun

  1. a political lobby for a special interest

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of third house

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55


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A third house dedicated to live experiences will consist of “For Honor,” “The Crew,” “Riders Republic,” “Brawlhalla,” and “Skull & Bones.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

My mother’s sun was in Pisces in the third house, the home of teaching and writing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

“There are beehives and chickens in every third house, it seems,” said Mathews, 57, a techie by day, bee enthusiast on weekends.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Firefighters arrived to find two houses on fire, with the flames beginning to spread to a third house, according to the Loudoun County Fire Department.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2019

Both were mad ideas; she wouldn’t get beyond the third house in the village.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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