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Princeton's WordNet

  1. House of Commons, British House of Commonsnoun

    the lower house of the British parliament

Wiktionary

  1. House of Commonsnoun

    The lower house of the UK and Canadian Houses of Parliament

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  1. house of commons

    The House of Commons is the lower house of the parliament in countries that follow the Westminster system of government, which includes the UK, Canada, Australia and others. This body is made up of elected members who represent different constituencies of the country. These representatives are generally responsible for proposing and debating new laws, representing public interests, scrutinizing the work of government, and making decisions on national matters. The execution of its functions varies between countries.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of house of commons in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of house of commons in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of house of commons in a Sentence

  1. Jo Swinson:

    They put public duty first and they don't want to see a no-deal Brexit, if the House of Commons asks them to lead an emergency government to get our country out of this Brexit mess and to stop us driving off that cliff to a no deal, then yes they are prepared to do that.

  2. Richard Ottaway:

    The Chinese government's decision to prevent the foreign affairs committee entering Hong Kong is an insult to the House of Commons and the UK as a whole, the British government should react more strongly to this unprecedented and overtly confrontational act, including by summoning the Chinese Ambassador to the FCO (Foreign Office).

  3. Alan Wager:

    Finally, the House of Commons is going to have to make a final judgment on what it wants in terms of Brexit.

  4. Nigel Farage:

    The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the [House of] Commons would be significant for both myself and the party, it is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat ... If I fail to win South Thanet, it is curtains for me. I will have to step down.

  5. Dominic Grieve:

    The suggestion that we could or should be taken out of the EU without the consent of the House of Commons is fundamentally wrong, and frankly unconstitutional.


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