House of Commons

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

British House of Commons

parliament

House of Representatives

lower house

Translations

Unterhaus

Chambre des communes

Cámara de los Comunes

Βουλή των Κοινοτήτων

Chambre des Communes

مجْلِسُ العُمُوم

Camera dei Comuni

Camera dei comuni

Lagerhuis

Câmara dos Comuns

Assemblée nationale

مجْلِسُ العُمُوم البرِيطانِيّ

House of Commons

βουλή

Etymology

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