House of Commons

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House of Commons: see Parliament Parliament, legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Over the centuries it has become more than a legislative body; it is the sovereign power of Great Britain, whereas the monarch remains sovereign in name only.
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House of Commons

(in Britain, Canada, etc.) the lower chamber of Parliament

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