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

A formal vote in the House of Commons will still be needed to approve the planning framework for Heathrow's expansion, and that is expected later this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband took the floor in the House of Commons on Sept. 8 to deliver one of the most remarkable speeches heard there in many years.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Daily Express has spoken to a terminally ill woman ahead of the vote on assisted dying in the House of Commons on Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The bill in the last parliamentary session, brought forward by Leadbeater, cleared the House of Commons on 20 June 2025 with a majority of 23.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The House of Commons gives itself to a dialogic style—to, at its best, a deft pattern of call-and-response across the despatch box.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith