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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Concert on the Commons: The Jason Owens Band, 7-9 p.m., Greenhills Commons, Winton and Farragut, Greenhills.
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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
Indeed, the individuals opposing them were often fellow members of the Commons.
—Elizabeth Tunstall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
Black Rod, per tradition, has to then use their staff to knock thrice on the door to gain entry to the Commons, where MPs will then follow them to the upper chamber to hear the King’s speech.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 July 2024
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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
Indeed, the individuals opposing them were often fellow members of the Commons.
—Elizabeth Tunstall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
Black Rod, per tradition, has to then use their staff to knock thrice on the door to gain entry to the Commons, where MPs will then follow them to the upper chamber to hear the King’s speech.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 July 2024
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“The Commons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commons. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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