the House of Commons
noun
uk/ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɒm.ənz/us/ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑː.mənz/(alsothe Commons)one of the twopartsofparliamentin the UK and Canada, whosemembersare eachelectedtorepresentaparticularofficialareaof thecountry, oritsmembers, or theplacewhere itmeets:
(英国或加拿大议会中的)下议院Themoodwassombreas theCommonssatdown onWednesdaytodebatethecrisis.星期三下议院开会辩论那场危机时气氛很严肃。
UK politics: government administration & organization
- awkward
- backbench
- Brexit
- collectivization
- hung parliament
- lord
- loyalist
- partition
- PMQs
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- polity
- reshuffle
- soviet
- the awkward gangidiom
- the House of Lords
- the Houses of Parliament
- three-line whip
- upper house
- Westminster