House of Commons

American

noun

the elective, lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and various other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.

House of Commons British

noun

(in Britain, Canada, etc) the lower chamber of Parliament

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House of Commons Cultural

The lower house of the parliament of Britain. It includes representatives from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, all elected by the people. It is more powerful than the House of Lords, the upper house of parliament. The leader of the ruling party in the House of Commons is the prime minister of Britain; the prime minister chooses a cabinet composed mainly of members of the House of Commons. (Compare House of Lords.)

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That distinction will come under strain in the House of Commons from all sides.

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From plumber to parliamentarian, Hannah Spencer will arrive in the House of Commons as the Green Party's first ever Westminster by-election winner.

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Unlike in the House of Commons, peers generally debate every amendment tabled, which means the bill has progressed very slowly.

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It was quite a moment when a minister of the crown called the King's brother "rude, arrogant and entitled" at the despatch box of the House of Commons.

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However, last year the OBR's analysis was released mistakenly before the chancellor had delivered her Budget statement in the House of Commons.

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