House of Commons

name

Etymology

In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility.

Definitions

  1. 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".
  2. The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

  3. A session of the House of Commons.

    • Reckoning from 1802 till November 15, 1837, there were thirteen Houses of Commons
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. An outhouse

      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.
    2. Alternative letter-case form of House 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA