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But first, the news: The House of Commons was sealed off today after police chased an escaped lunatic through the front door during Prime Minister's question time. A spokesman at Scotland Yard said it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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Meaning of "House of Commons" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSE OF COMMONS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSE OF COMMONS

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House of Commons is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUSE OF COMMONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

House of Commons

House of Commons

The House of Commons is the name of the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada and historically was the name of the lower houses of Ireland, Northern Ireland and North Carolina. Roughly equivalent bodies in other countries which were once British colonies or federations thereof include the United States House of Representatives, the Australian House of Representatives, and the New Zealand House of Representatives and the Indian Lok Sabha. In the UK and Canada, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the respective upper house of parliament. The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons usually becomes the prime minister. Since 2010, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom has had 650 elected members. The House of Commons of Canada has 308 members, increasing to 338 members on October 2015. The Commons' functions are to consider through debate new laws and changes to existing ones, authorise taxes, and provide scrutiny of the policy and expenditure of the Government. It has the power to give a Government a vote of no confidence.

Definition of House of Commons in the English dictionary

The definition of House of Commons in the dictionary is the lower chamber of Parliament.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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house of God
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House of Keys
House of Lords
House of Representatives
House of the People

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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Fitzsimmons
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Leader of the House of Commons
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Synonyms and antonyms of House of Commons in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «House of Commons» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSE OF COMMONS

Find out the translation of House of Commons to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of House of Commons from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «House of Commons» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下议院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cámara de los Comunes
570 millions of speakers

English

House of Commons
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाउस ऑफ कॉमन्स
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مجلس العموم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Палата общин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Câmara dos Comuns
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাউস অফ কমন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chambre des communes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dewan Rakyat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下院
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공동 주택
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

House of Commons
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Hạ nghị viện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமன்ஸ் ஹவுஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाऊस ऑफ कॉमन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avam Kamarası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Camera dei Comuni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Izba Gmin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Палата громад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Camera Comunelor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

House of Commons
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

House of Commons
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Huset
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

House of Commons
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of House of Commons

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE OF COMMONS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE OF COMMONS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about House of Commons

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOUSE OF COMMONS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word House of Commons.
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Ronnie Barker
But first, the news: The House of Commons was sealed off today after police chased an escaped lunatic through the front door during Prime Minister's question time. A spokesman at Scotland Yard said it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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John Bercow
For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.
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John Bercow
I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.
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John Bright
I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory partisan who assails me, and I should not have noticed you but for the fact that you are a member of the House of Commons.
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Edward Coke
We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways.
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Christopher Gadsden
The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords.
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William Hague
I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies and agencies and their offices in Brussels.
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Albert Bushnell Hart
On March 10, 1764, preliminary resolutions passed the House of Commons looking towards the Stamp Act.
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Neil Kinnock
No prime minister in Britain will ever be able to go to war without the endorsement of a majority of the House of Commons.
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Agnes Macphail
When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE OF COMMONS»

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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. James Robinson Hayward, Esq. ; further Examined. C602. Chairman.'] ARE you prepared to give the Committee any further Jamtt R. Hmjwanl* account of the expenses of obtaining private ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1844
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The House of Commons 1754-1790
Largely written by John Brooke, it draws heavily on Namier's views on mid to late eighteenth century politics. The three volumes contain 1,966 biographical articles and 314 constituency articles.
Lewis B. Namier, John Brooke, 1985
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Mr. Smith Goes to Ottawa: Life in the House of Commons
Presumably, the more candidates follow the activities of the legislature, the more interested they are in learning about the House of Commons and the responsibilities they will have if elected. Candidates were asked how closely they followed ...
David C. Docherty, 2011
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Police and the Media
Attempting to influence or control media approaches and programmes is not the role of the police and can be seen as attacking freedom of expression.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, 2009
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Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons)
House of Commons Maija Jansson. For a list of peers and their connections in the House of Commons, see Moir, Addled Parliament, 175-83, 195-97. The debates on impositions at the end of May and early June were compiled and printed in ...
England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons, Maija Jansson, 1988
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Debates of the House of Commons: From the Year 1667 to the ...
Debates in the House of Commons, From the Tear 1667 to the Tear 1694. Tuesday, OSlober 7, 1679. TH E new Parliament met *, but was prorogued to the 17th, and then was adjourned to the 30th of the fame month. At last, aster seven more ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1763
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Report of Committee of Secrecy of the House of Commons: ..
APPENDIX. Appendix. (N°. i.) ADDRESS from the Society of United Irifhmen in Dublin, to the Delegates for promoting a Refoim in Scotland. November z jd, 179* . WE take the Liberty of addreffing you in the Spirit of Civic Union, in the Fellowfhip ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1799
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Reform in the House of Commons: The Select Committee System
Party. Government. in. a. Parliamentary. Forum. The introduction of a comprehensive system of committees whose task it is to monitor and scrutinize the executive breaks with parliamentary tradition and practice, given the primacy of party ...
Michael A. Jogerst, 1993
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The Speeches in the House of Commons: In Four Volumes
In Four Volumes William Pitt. November 18, 1783. Mr. Fox this day called tlie attention of the house to the important subje*c* •f a total revolution in the system of the government of Tndia ; and concluded his speech with moving for leave to bring ...
William Pitt, 1806
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The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the ...
Containing the Most Remarkable Motions, Speeches, Resolves, Reports and Conferences ; as Also Exact Estimates of the Charge of Government, State of the Public Revenue, the Rise and Growth of the National Debt, Expence of the War, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Richard Chandler, 1742

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE OF COMMONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term House of Commons is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mhairi Black's House of Commons maiden speech praised by …
Britain's youngest MP has won ringing praise for a barnstorming House of Commons maiden speech. SNP's Mhairi Black, 20, tore apart the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Government defeated in House of Lords over lowering voting age …
The Lords defeat means that the Bill will now go to the House of Commons to be debated. David Cameron and the Tory Government are ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Stafford's tactical supply wing praised in House of Commons
Speaking during Defence Questions in the House of Commons Mr Lefroy said: "The tactical supply wing of the RAF, which is based in my ... «Staff Newsletter, Jul 15»
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'bloodied knees' to the House of Commons as a disabled MP - BBC
Conservative MP Robert Halfon says having a disability means he has been forced to work twice as hard to get to where he is. Before the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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House of Commons row shines spotlight on Sam, six
The family of Otley Morquio sufferer Sam Brown, six, say they hope more people now understand his plight after his story was inadvertently ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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New recycling system for House of Commons
The House of Commons has implemented an office waste recycling system in MPs' areas across the estate, using separate bins for mixed ... «Materials Recycling World, Jul 15»
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Fox-hunting: SNP forces Cameron to delay planned Commons vote …
Another reason, she said, was because David Cameron was making Scottish MPs "second-class citizens" in the House of Commons. null ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Crawley MP takes his seat in new role in House of Commons
HENRY Smith has taken his seat in the House of Commons for the first time since taking on his new role in a Government post. Crawley's MP ... «Crawley News, Jul 15»
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Politicians sup on Berkhamsted brewed beer at House of Commons
The first pint of Berkhamsted brewed All Rounder beer was pulled by MP David Gauke when it went on sale inside the House of Commons last ... «Hemel Gazette, Jul 15»
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MP to raise Oundle playing field campaign in the House of Commons
An MP is to raise the issue of selling off playing fields and park land in the Commons next week. Tom Pursglove, MP for Corby and East ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 15»

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