Commons

commons English House of + + (surname) Etymology 1 en House of Commons. Proper noun 1 en UK politics Canadian politics The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. en 1960 May K. A. Murray Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire Railway Magazine 305 Faced with defeat in the Commons, the Government cancelled and re-advertised the contract, the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company's offer being now accepted for the sea part of the route. Usage notes Although plural in form, the term takes singular verb forms: “The Commons has risen for the day.” Used by itself, the word is accompanied by the definite article: “The vote in the Commons was an abject humiliation for the Prime Minister.” But when used attributively, the definite article is omitted: “He has drawn the ire of his compatriots on both sides of the aisle during his tenure as Commons Speaker.” Etymology 2 English and Irish (Mayo Tipperary and Galway): variant of en Cummings. English: variant of en Common with post-medieval excrescent -s. Proper noun en. References