House of Commons

noun phrase

: the lower house of the British and Canadian parliaments

Examples of House of Commons in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Progressive Conservatives shed a staggering 151 seats to finish with just two in the 295-seat House of Commons. Alan Cowell, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 As far back as 1978, the UK House of Commons investigated potential price-fixing within the industry. Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024 Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons voted against an amendment demanding its government call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023 Last month, Speaker Anthony Rota invited Hunka to the Canadian House of Commons to attend a speech given by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023 Canada’s House of Commons voted in Greg Fergus as its first Black speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of the previous speaker, who had invited a Nazi veteran to Parliament. Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023 Photograph: Mike Kemp/Getty Images Back in February, when a Conservative Party lawmaker in the UK’s House of Commons voiced support for the 15-minute city conspiracy, he was laughed at by his fellow members of Parliament. WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023 Yaroslav Hunka, the 98-year-old veteran of a Waffen-SS unit, was invited by House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota and praised as a Ukrainian and Canadian hero, prompting a standing ovation during Zelensky’s visit to Parliament. Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023 Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House of Commons on Friday, Canadian lawmakers gave 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation when House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota drew attention to him. Rob Gillies The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of House of Commons was in 1621

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“House of Commons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/House%20of%20Commons. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

House of Commons

: the lower house of the British and Canadian parliaments

Legal Definition

House of Commons

: the lower house of the British and Canadian parliaments

called also Commons

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