Commons

  • 1Commons — Com mons, n. pl., 1. The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] T is like the commons, rude unpolished hinds, Could send such message to their sovereign.… …

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  • 2commons — [käm′ənz] pl.n. 〚see COMMON〛 1. the common people; commonalty 2. [often with sing. v.] a) the body politic that is made up of commoners b) [C ] …

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  • 3Commons — n. Parks and other land set aside for public use. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. Commons See …

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  • 4Commons —   [ kɔmənz; englisch »Gemeine«] Plural, im britischen Verfassungsrecht die Mitglieder des Unterhauses (House of Commons).   …

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  • 5Commons — (engl., spr. komm ns), die Gemeinen, in der engl. Parlamentsverfassung die Mitglieder des Unterhauses (House of C.), Gegensatz: das aus den Peers gebildete Oberhaus (House of Lords) …

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  • 6Commons — Wikimedia Commons Logo de Wikimedia Commons Aperçu de la page d accueil d …

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  • 7Commons — Der englische Begriff Commons, abgeleitet von common „gemein(sam)“ bezeichnet dort Gemeingut, Gemeinwohl oder Allmende. International ist er gebräuchlich für: House of Commons, das Unterhaus des Parlaments in Großbritannien House of Commons… …

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  • 8commons — noun a) A dining hall, usually at a college or university. The Renaissance festival started with the peasants meeting in the commons. b) A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common. The commons is the green …

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  • 9Commons — noun a) The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminister system of parliamentary democracy. b) The House of Commons, part of the parliament of the United Kingdom …

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  • 10Commons — Com|mons [ˈkɔmənz US ˈka: ] n the Commons the larger and more powerful of the two parts of the British parliament, whose members are elected by citizens →↑the Lords ▪ The Government has a huge majority in the Commons …

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