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house of commons

house of commons is the alternative letter-case form of House of Commons.

Proper noun capitalized: House of Commons

the House of Commons

  1. (UK) 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".2024 March 20, Conrad Landin, “"Farcical" Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act isn't working”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 25
  2. (Canada) The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

Noun capitalized: House of Commons

House of Commons (plural Houses of Commons)

  1. A session of the House of Commons.
    • Reckoning from 1802 till November 15, 1837, there were thirteen Houses of Commons1842, William Chambers et al., Chambers's Information for the People, page 178
  2. (Canada, euphemistic, humorous, slang) 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.1987, Chris Thain, Cold as a Bay Street Banker's Heart, page 86

Synonyms of house of commons

Forms of house of commons

pluralhouses of commons
pluralHouses of Commons
alternative formhouse of commons

Origin of house of commons

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

Questions about house of commons

What does house of commons mean?
House of commons means the lower house of the British Parliament.
What is house of commons the alternative letter-case form of?
House of commons is the alternative letter-case form of House of Commons.
What part of speech is house of commons?
House of commons can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near house of commons in the dictionary

  1. house of assembly
  2. house of assignation
  3. House of Burgesses
  4. house of call
  5. house of cards
  6. house of commons
  7. house of correction
  8. House of Delegates
  9. house of detention
  10. house of ease
  11. house of easement

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