house of commons

plural houses of commons

1. Alternative letter-case form of House of Commons: an outhouse.

   Right across western Canada, the "house of commons" is the biffey. Now that should tell you something about the way westerners feel about the goings-on in Ottawa.

   1987, Chris Thain, Cold as a Bay Street Banker's Heart, page 86

1. UKgovernmentThe lower house of the British Parliament.

   When the legislation was debated by the House of Commons, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said it was "riddled with holes", while former Conservative Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "badly written".

   2024 March 20, Conrad Landin, “"Farcical" Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act isn't working”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 25

2. CanadagovernmentThe lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

plural Houses of Commons · alternative house of commons

1. A session of the House of Commons.

   Reckoning from 1802 till November 15, 1837, there were thirteen Houses of Commons

   1842, William Chambers et al., Chambers's Information for the People, page 178

   Synonyms: commons, common house

2. CanadaeuphemistichumorousslangAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

   Right across western Canada, the "house of commons" is the biffey. Now that should tell you something about the way westerners feel about the goings-on in Ottawa.

   1987, Chris Thain, Cold as a Bay Street Banker's Heart, page 86