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

She raised the issue with her local MP, Labour's Josh Dean, who asked a question in the House of Commons about the issue and arranged a meeting with Streeting.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Lewis can assume leadership of the party despite not holding a seat in the House of Commons, though he will be expected to run in the next federal election or in a by-election.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Once the main opposition party in 2011, the NDP now holds only six seats in Canada's House of Commons.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

MPs in the House of Commons, where Starmer's Labour party enjoys a huge majority, have already rejected the proposal once.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In 1807 a bill to ban all English involvement in slave trading passed the House of Commons, then the House of Lords.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson