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

Pensions Minister Torsten Bell is expected to address the issue, said to potentially affect about 37,000 customers, in a statement to MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

It is not a new complaint - but it is being made with increasing regularity and ferocity in the House of Commons.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

David Winnick, who represented Walsall North for 38 years, was described as a "dedicated" Parliamentarian by Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Thursday.

From BBC • 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