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Commons † 
1 n. Hist. the lower house (of elected representatives) in the colonial Parliament.
See also: Commons House of Assembly
- 1816 The Commons in Canada, as in Britain, dispose of the public money as they may see fit and of the lands of individuals as they may see constitutional when great public benefit is acknowledged.
2a n. the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament.
- 1867 (1965) . . . the following persons were nominated for the "Commons" at Ottawa, Confederate, H. A. N. Kaulbach; Anti-Confederate, Edwd. McDonald, of Halifax.
- 1881 It . . . gave the people the right to elect four members to the Commons of Canada, and entitled them to two representatives in the Senate.
- 1957 There is little likelihood of an Indian being elected to the Commons at an early date, but the appointment of one or more to the Senate would give Indians representation in Parliament.
2b n. the members of this house collectively.
- 1962 After electing a speaker at a morning sitting, the Commons moves into the Senate chamber in the afternoon.
- 1816 The Commons in Canada, as in Britain, dispose of the public money as they may see fit and of the lands of individuals as they may see constitutional when great public benefit is acknowledged.