House (disambiguation)
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A house is a structure used for habitation by people, but may also refer to:
Government
- Royal House, an official designation and name of a royal family
- Lower house, one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature
- House of Commons, the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada
- House of Representatives, a name used for legislative bodies in many countries
- United States House of Representatives
- Upper house, one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature
- House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- House of Burgesses, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia
- Houses of Parliament, a place where a legislature meets, such as the Palace of Westminster in London, the former Irish Houses of Parliament, or the Malaysian Houses of Parliament.
Entertainment
- House (TV series), an American television medical drama
- Gregory House, protagonist of the medical drama House
- "House" (Patrick Wolf song), a song by Patrick Wolf from Lupercalia
- "House" (The Psychedelic Furs song), a song by the Psychedelic Furs from Book of Days
- A House, an Irish band
- House music, a style of electronic dance music
- House dance, a form of street dance danced to house music
- House, the villain from the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife"
Films
- House (1977 film), a Japanese horror film
- House (1986 film), an American horror/comedy film by Steve Miner
- House!, a 2000 British comedy film
- House (2008 film), a horror film based on the novel by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker
Literature
- House (novel), a 2006 Christian fiction horror novel by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker
- House, a 1985 documentary book by Tracy Kidder
- House, one of two plays that constitute House & Garden (plays), 1999, by Alan Ayckbourn
Places
Other uses
- House (surname)
- House (game), a game typically played among younger children
- House (operating system)
- House (astrology)
- House brand, a private label brand made by the company that sells it in its own stores
- House Foods, a Japanese food manufacturer and brand
- House system, a traditional feature of British and Australasian schools
- Thomas "House" Conklin, a character in Police Academy (franchise) comedy films
- Auditorium, called the house in theatre lingo
- Fashion house (maison couture), a business, often family-owned, which specializes in fashion design, including haute couture
- Monastery, also known as a religious house
See also
- Haus (disambiguation)
- The House (disambiguation)
- Household