# House of Commons

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The lower house of the British Parliament.
2. The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/house-of-commons