House of Commons

Betekenis (Engels)

Name

1. (UK) The lower house of the British Parliament.
2. (Canada) The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

Noun

1. A session of the House of Commons.
2. (Canada, euphemistic, humorous, slang) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Concepten

Lagerhuis

Synoniemen

British House of Commons

parliament

House of Representatives

lower house

Vertalingen

Unterhaus

Chambre des communes

Cámara de los Comunes

Βουλή των Κοινοτήτων

مجْلِسُ العُمُوم

Assemblée nationale

Camera dei Comuni

Camera dei comuni

Câmara dos Comuns

Chambre des Communes

مجْلِسُ العُمُوم البرِيطانِيّ

House of Commons

βουλή

chambre des communes

Etymologie (Engels)

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