house of commons

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

house of commons (plural houses of commons)

  1. Alternative form of House of Commons: an outhouse.
    • 1987, Chris Thain, Cold as a Bay Street Banker's Heart, page 86:
      Right across western Canada, the "house of commons" is the biffey. Now that should tell you something about the way westerners feel about the goings-on in Ottawa.