House of Commons

noun

1. the elective, lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and various other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.

House of Commons

noun

1. (in Britain, Canada, etc) the lower chamber of Parliament

House of Commons

1. The lower house of the parliament of Britain . It includes representatives from England , Northern Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , all elected by the people. It is more powerful than the House of Lords , the upper house of parliament. The leader of the ruling party in the House of Commons is the prime minister of Britain; the prime minister chooses a cabinet composed mainly of members of the House of Commons. ( Compare House of Lords .)

Example Sentences

The former House of Commons member also co-founded the Global Equality Caucus, a group of LGBTQ elected officials around the world who work to fight discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

From Washington Blade

This eminently House-of-Commons logic and morality was too suited to the audience not to be successful.

From Project Gutenberg

They have nothing but admiration for his jugglery and House-of-Commons tricks.

From Project Gutenberg