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

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

They will be sworn in at the House of Commons once Parliament returns from the summer break in September.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

His best result came as an independent in Buckingham in the 2010 general election, when he challenged then speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

He spent hour upon hour working on drafts of his speeches— indeed, he devoted fully six weeks to preparing his first major speech in the House of Commons.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith