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House of Delegates

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noun

  1. the lower house of the General Assembly in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.


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The GOP lost at least 13 of its 48 seats in the 100-member House of Delegates.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

Jones, the son of two prominent judges, served in Virginia’s House of Delegates from 2018 to 2021.

From Slate Nov. 4, 2025

The unicorn’s husband, Brandon Givens, a raccoon and a candidate for 11th District House of Delegates in Virginia, said he and his wife had witnessed authoritarianism in Kazakhstan as teachers there.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2025

The law, which passed unanimously in the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate this year, will take effect July 1, after admissions decisions have been made for this fall.

From New York Times Mar. 10, 2024

And then the Prince asked me whether I believed that the majority of the House of Delegates agreed with us?

From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

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