House of Commons

American  

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.

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House of Commons British  

noun

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

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House of Commons Cultural  

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.)

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House of Commons

He mentioned the House of Commons and House of Lords – full of his political opponents – but didn't name anyone or anything else.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In 2010, he entered the House of Commons as an MP for Strangford, a position which he still holds.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

And the inquiry was reopened on Friday, according to the House of Commons website.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

After signatures close, the document will be introduced in the House of Commons by lone Green Party lawmaker Elizabeth May.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

When Neville Chamberlain addressed the House of Commons on September 1,1939, his statement of the facts was brief, clear, and plausible, but suffused with moral and emotional judgment.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith