House of Commons
5
3.3
- noun
- UK
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Cámara de los Comunes
- These three resolutions were passed by acclamation in the House of Commons, and Charles responded by dissolving Parliament.
- House of Commons committee
- House of Commons Standing Committee
- British House of Commons
He says, pointing to the empty House of Commons.
- He says, pointing to the empty House of Commons.
- As Silas just mentioned before, the security queues here at the House of Commons are predictably long.
- It's it's relatively simple because most political power resides in the House of Commons.
- I saw him a few weeks ago, he's a bit of a daredevil and a guy had the idea of going into the House of Commons.
- Her Majesty the Queen gives a speech from the House of Lords, which has itself been written by the members of the House of Commons.
- Imagine if Darwin was being used as political debate in the House of Commons.
Examples
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As they say in the House of Commons: "Hear, hear!"
Blog text (6) -
My Lords, members of the House of Commons...
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And here is another network as well that you can join the House of Commons Library in.
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So I finished it and what is going on in the House of Commons on this channel?
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So it's quite clear she cannot command the House of Commons on these proposals.
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"I am sure the House of Commons will consider our recommendation as soon as possible," said Mr. Barron.
Blog text (32) -
Martha Louise Black and Audrey McLaughlin were elected to the House of Commons.
Fiction book (1993) -
In 1990, the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment tabled its report entitled Deadly Releases: CFCs.
Academic text (1992) -
In April 1989, a select committee of the British House of Commons held hearings in Hong Kong for the purpose of listening to the desires of Hong Kong residents.
Academic text (1990) -
In the House of Commons, members of Parliament gather to discuss new laws and represent the public.
Synonyms
1
3.6
The elected part of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and approves laws
How Official
- UK
5
3.3
4
4.1
92
2.0
3
2.7
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'house' as an assembly/building combined with 'commons' meaning 'the common people' yields 'the assembly of the common people', which readily maps onto a parliamentary chamber. This construction (house of X → legislative body) is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE refers to a parliamentary house.
Etymology
House of Commons comes from old times when the commons, or 'common people', met in a simple house to speak for local towns and villages. This image of ordinary people meeting in a plain room explains why today it means the elected lower chamber that represents the public.