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

In his statement, delivered to MPs in the House of Commons, Healey will set out how the government plans to raise or lower taxes.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

A 94-year-old man with dementia said he was "very happy" to be given the opportunity to have his artwork exhibited in the House of Commons.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

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