Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of commons

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: house- of -com-mons
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The lower house of the British Parliament.

British usage

name

The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

Canadian usage

noun

A session of the House of Commons.

noun

An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Canadian usage; Humorous; Slang

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the House of Commons (canonical) Houses of Commons (plural)

Phrases

House of Lords Houses of Parliament Member of Parliament Prime Minister

Frequently Paired Words

House of Lords Houses of Parliament Member of Parliament Prime Minister

Synonyms

Commons Commons House common house british house of commons

Questions

What does house of commons mean?: The lower house of the British Parliament.
Where does house of commons come from?: In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility.

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