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  • proper noun politics The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminister system of parliamentary democracy.
  • proper noun UK, politics The House of Commons, part of the parliament of the United Kingdom.
  • proper noun Canada, politics The House of Commons, part of the parliament of Canada.

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Examples

  • If there is a doubt whether the House of Commons represents perfectly the whole commons of Great Britain, (I think there is none,) there can be no question but that the Lords and the Commons together represent the sense of the whole people to the crown and to the world.

    The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

  • Debunking the Tragedy of the Commons is a lazy, intellectually dishonest essay.

    Discourse.net: The Tragedy of 'The Tragedy of the Commons' 2008

  • The Government has not "drastically reduced the time allowed to MPs for discussing the treaty": the 12 days that the Government has set aside for debate in committee stage in the Commons is the same as for the Single European Act and the Treaties of Nice and Amsterdam combined.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Another encouraging sign that a major Lib Dem presence in the Commons is here to stay.

    Archive 2005-03-01 2005

  • Another encouraging sign that a major Lib Dem presence in the Commons is here to stay.

    March 2005 2005

  • Another encouraging sign that a major Lib Dem presence in the Commons is here to stay.

    Safe Liberal Democrat seats 2005

  • The reason Creative Commons is necessary is that this legislation is so restrictive that it takes a positive act of assertion to get around the problems that the nation-state has imposed.

    Creative Commons for Catholics 2009

  • The license called Creative Commons is increasingly popular as a way of publishing music, whether it is a free or paid download online or paid and commercially marketed physical edition.

    Creative Commons for Catholics 2009

  • When the House of Commons is all fired up for prime minister's questions, as it was for Ed Miliband's debut as leader of the opposition, the atmosphere is purest blood sport.

    Ed Miliband draws first blood at PMQs Rafael Behr 2010

  • Creative Commons is merely a short hand for saying the same thing.

    Creative Commons for Catholics 2009

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