commons

commons
In reference to land, the plural of common; the House of Commons, the popular and more powerful body of the British Parliament; freeholders not of the peerage; commoners, that is persons of the commonalty.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Commons — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • commons — [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 ] …   Universalium

  • commons — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) (the Commons) the House of Commons. 2) (the Commons) historical the common people regarded as a part of a political system. 3) archaic provisions shared in common; rations …   English terms dictionary

  • Commons — 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 …   Law dictionary

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

  • commons — commons; dis·commons; …   English syllables

  • commons — [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 ] HOUSE OF COMMONS 3. [often with sing. v.] …   English World dictionary

  • Commons — (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) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Commons — (izg. kòmons) m DEFINICIJA pravn. pov. 1. u engleskom ustavnom pravu naziv za članove Donjeg doma 2. sȃm Donji dom ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Commons — Wikimedia Commons Logo de Wikimedia Commons Aperçu de la page d accueil d …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Commons — 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… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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