Commons Definition

kämənz
noun
The common people; commonalty.
Webster's New World

House of Commons.

Webster's New World
Food provided for meals in common for all members of a group.
Webster's New World
A room, building, table, or tables where such food is served, as at a college.
Webster's New World
An allowance or ration of food.
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pronoun

(politics) The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminister system of parliamentary democracy.

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(UK, politics) The House of Commons, part of the parliament of the United Kingdom.

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(Canada, politics) The House of Commons, part of the parliament of Canada.

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Commons Sentence Examples

  • In 1766 he was called upon to give evidence before a committee of the House of Commons upon the affairs of Bengal.

  • His repugnance to public life had been strongly expressed to his father in a letter of a very early date, in which he begged that the money which a seat in the House of Commons would cost might be expended in a mode more agreeable to him.

  • In 1892 he became a member of the British House of Commons as an Irish Nationalist, being elected for South Longford.

  • They provided for a head and 70 scholars, but the latter were divided into 40 fellows and 30 scholars called demies, because their commons were half .those of the fellows.

  • For affixing the great seal to this declaration he was threatened with impeachment by the Commons.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

SNSONS

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Words Starting With C and Ending With S

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With S