House of Commons

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#1·4h ago

(UK politics) The lower house of the British Parliament.

Origin: In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

(Canada, politics) The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

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#3·4h ago

A session of the House of Commons.

Reckoning from 1802 till November 15, 1837, there were thirteen Houses of Commons

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