Advertisement
Advertisement
House of Commons
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
noun
(in Britain, Canada, etc) the lower chamber of Parliament
House of Commons
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.)
Example Sentences
A law change aimed at decriminalising abortion will be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to make a statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday and the Casey report will be published alongside it.
Jim McMahon has told the House of Commons the council's financial position is "deteriorating rapidly" after a report highlighted concerns about its ability to improve.
If the bill is approved at all stages in the House of Commons, it will then go to the House of Lords for further scrutiny.
David Lammy told the House of Commons the agreement included a clause "explicitly protecting our sovereignty".
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
