Commons

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component of a bicameral legislature house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom lower house of parliament

Commons is the commonly used abbreviated name for the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of a bicameral legislature → house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom → lower house of parliament →
abbreviation	MPs for its members →
alsoUsedAsNameFor	House of Commons of the United Kingdom →
buildingPartOf	Palace of Westminster complex →
canBeDissolvedBy	monarch on advice of the prime minister →
controls	confidence in the government →
country	United Kingdom →
dominantChamberSince	early 20th century →
electoralBody	electorate of the United Kingdom →
elects	Speaker of the House of Commons →
fullName	House of Commons →
governingRules	Standing Orders of the House of Commons →
hasBudgetaryAuthority	control over taxation and spending bills →
hasCeremonialRole	participation in State Opening of Parliament →
hasCommitteeSystem	public bill committees → select committees →
hasHigherAuthorityThan	House of Lords in most legislative matters →
hasLegislativeRole	controlling public expenditure → passing laws → scrutinizing the government →
hasOfficialRecord	Hansard →
hasPower	to bring down a government via a vote of no confidence → to grant or withhold supply (public money) → to introduce most types of legislation →
hasSeatingArrangement	opposing benches →
hasSpeaker	Speaker of the House of Commons →
isLowerHouseOf	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
languageUsed	English →
legislativeChamberOf	United Kingdom →
locatedIn	London →
meetsIn	Palace of Westminster →
meetsInChamber	House of Commons chamber →
membersCalled	Members of Parliament →
membershipType	elected →
numberOfMembers	650 →
oversees	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker →
relatedChamber	House of Lords →
shortName	Commons →
termLength	up to five years →
typeOfParliamentaryBody	Westminster-style lower house →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post for general elections →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commons → House of Commons of the United Kingdom →	shortName