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

While some Conservatives, including party leader Kemi Badenoch, have echoed Musk’s points, the main U.K. beneficiary of his interest has been Reform U.K., the hard-right party led by Nigel Farage that has just five seats in the 650-seat House of Commons but big expansion plans. —Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025

Newsweek also contacted the British House of Commons by email for comment outside its normal business hours. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025

Trudeau's Liberal Party does not currently enjoy a majority in the Canadian House of Commons, retaining its hold on power through a fragile, de facto coalition agreement with the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP). —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024

The weekly political tradition features verbal sparring as the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition try an one-up each other in front of an often rowdy House of Commons. Andrew Jones Andrew Jones is a senior desk editor. —Andrew Jones, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024

Labor’s large House of Commons majority means lawmakers will almost certainly vote Tuesday to send the bill on for further scrutiny, despite Conservative misgivings. —Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024

His party is slated to claim 412 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons, according to the near-final results. —Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024

Singing at esteemed venues like Guildhall in London, the UK House of Commons and The Vatican for the World Changers Summit has been an immense privilege. —Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024

The revelation came in a response to an inquiry by England’s House of Commons amid the Baby Reindeer craze in May. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for House of Commons

• brahmans
• brahmins

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