the Commons
plural noun
: the House of Commons (the part of the British or Canadian Parliament whose members are elected by voters)
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This one is tucked inside the Virgin Hotel in a space between the main lobby and the Commons Club restaurant usually reserved for a coffee bar.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Unlike the Commons, the governing Conservatives do not hold a majority of seats in the Lords.
—Jill Lawless, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
Concert on the Commons: The Jason Owens Band, 7-9 p.m., Greenhills Commons, Winton and Farragut, Greenhills.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
The centrist Liberal Democrats vaulted out of electoral irrelevance to become the third-largest party in the Commons.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024
MPs are entitled to remain in the Commons after losing the whip.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
As a former prosecutor, the baying of the Commons does not usually faze him.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Oct. 20 Is there anything better than watching adults in mandatory costumes paddle across Tualatin's Lake of the Commons inside giant pumpkin boats?
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Concert on the Commons: The P&G Band, 7-9 p.m., Greenhills Commons, Winton and Farragut, Greenhills.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2024
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Unlike the Commons, the governing Conservatives do not hold a majority of seats in the Lords.
—Jill Lawless, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
Concert on the Commons: The Jason Owens Band, 7-9 p.m., Greenhills Commons, Winton and Farragut, Greenhills.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
The centrist Liberal Democrats vaulted out of electoral irrelevance to become the third-largest party in the Commons.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024
MPs are entitled to remain in the Commons after losing the whip.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
As a former prosecutor, the baying of the Commons does not usually faze him.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Oct. 20 Is there anything better than watching adults in mandatory costumes paddle across Tualatin's Lake of the Commons inside giant pumpkin boats?
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Concert on the Commons: The P&G Band, 7-9 p.m., Greenhills Commons, Winton and Farragut, Greenhills.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2024
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“The Commons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commons. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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