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Definition of British house of commons
1. Noun. The lower house of the British parliament.
Exact synonyms: House Of Commons
Generic synonyms: House
Group relationships: British Parliament
Member holonyms: Member Of Parliament, Parliamentarian
Generic synonyms: House
Group relationships: British Parliament
Member holonyms: Member Of Parliament, Parliamentarian
Lexicographical Neighbors of British House Of Commons
Literary usage of British house of commons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"After more than one attempt to obtain a seat in the British House of Commons, he
was elected for the city of Westminster in December 1741. ..."
2. How the World Votes: The Story of Democratic Development in Elections by Charles Seymour, Donald Paige Frary (1918)
"The British House of Commons, its origin and development, and the system according
to which the representatives sitting in the Commons were elected, ..."
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