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

House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he was "very angry and disappointed" about the collapsed case and was considering bringing a private prosecution against the two men.

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Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of Commons, said the decision gave the Chinese state “license to operate” in parliament.

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A spokesperson for the House of Commons said assessments of individual MPs' security arrangements was "subject to a rigorous risk-based assessment, conducted by security professionals and with input from a range of professional authorities."

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Earlier this month, justice minister Sarah Sackman told the House of Commons Sharia formed "no part of the law of England and Wales".

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Earlier this month, justice minister Sarah Sackman told the House of Commons Sharia law formed "no part of the law of England and Wales".

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