house of commons
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House of Commons¹
Where it comes from
In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility.
proper noun the House of Commons
- The lower house of the British Parliament. When the legislation was debated by the House of Commons, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said it was "riddled with holes", while former Conservative Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "badly written".
- The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.
Similar: Commons, Commons House
noun Houses of Commons · house of commons
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A session of the House of Commons.
Reckoning from 1802 till November 15, 1837, there were thirteen Houses of Commons
Similar: commons, common house
- An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Right across western Canada, the "house of commons" is the biffey. Now that should tell you something about the way westerners feel about the goings-on in Ottawa.
house of commons²
noun houses of commons
- Alternative letter-case form of House of Commons: an outhouse. Right across western Canada, the "house of commons" is the biffey. Now that should tell you something about the way westerners feel about the goings-on in Ottawa.
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Similar: Commons, Commons House
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name lower house in UK or Canadian parliament
| Español | Cámara de los Comunes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하원 hawon |
| 日本語 | 庶民院 Shōmin'in, 下院 kain |
| 中文 | 下議院 /下议院 xiàyìyuàn, 眾議院 /众议院 zhòngyìyuàn |
| हिन्दी | कामन सभा kāman sabhā |
| Português | Câmara dos Comuns |
| Français | Chambre des communes |
| Deutsch | Unterhaus, House of Commons, Haus der Gemeinen |
| Italiano | Camera dei comuni |
| Ελληνικά | Βουλή των Κοινοτήτων Voulí ton Koinotíton |
| Română | Camera Comunelor |
| Русский | пала́та о́бщин paláta óbščin |
| Tiếng Việt | hạ nghị viện, hạ viện |
| العربية | مَجْلِس عُمُوم majlis ʕumūm |
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