The House of Representatives (

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: 민의원,

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: 民議院) was the

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of the

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during its First and Second Republics. The House of Representatives was established by the

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of the First Republic of Korea, which established a

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. However, as the House of Councillors was never established during the First Republic, the House of Representatives acted as the only house in a unicameral legislature until the House of Councillors was actually established in the Second Republic.

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