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third house
noun
, (sometimes initial capital letters)
- a legislative lobby.
third house
noun
- a political lobby for a special interest
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Word History and Origins
Origin of third house1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences
The men who arrived in police trucks at a third house in the city’s wooded outskirts came with sledgehammers.
From New York Times
My mother’s sun was in Pisces in the third house, the home of teaching and writing.
From Los Angeles Times
The third house was small, but it had a spacious yard and didn’t need any immediate repairs.
From New York Times
“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
A change in speakers at the state Capitol could reshuffle power in the third house of lobbying firms that are paid to influence the Legislature’s policy decisions.
From Los Angeles Times
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