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

The fracas forced Peel’s ouster, leaving Conservatives in the House of Commons diminished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

She said the worst had been when she was seen in tears in the House of Commons during a session of Prime Minister's Questions in July last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

If Farage is found to have breached the rules, he could be suspended from the House of Commons, and another by-election may be triggered.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

House of Commons rules require all new lawmakers to register benefits, including gifts, that they received in the 12 months before their election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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