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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Example Sentences

"This is a very important event," said Theodore, looking over his cravat with his House-of-Commons air, and indicating by his tone that the fate of Aunt Pauline was a matter of comparative insignificance.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

The House-of-Commons life—the finest excitement on earth—the growing fame, the peerage, the premiership in the distance—the vulgar fingers of Jos.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

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

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

He glanced curiously at Wharton, with whom he had a familiar House-of-Commons acquaintance.

From Marcella by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

The House-of-Commons Damocles of words— Above him, hanging by a single hair, On each harangue depend some hostile Swords; And deems he that we always will forbear?

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley