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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 — Obs.
the legislative body in a province of British North America, usually the lower of two bodies, the upper, called the Executive Council, sometimes being included in the designation.
See: House of Assembly(def. 1a)
Quotations
1835
". . . If he was in your House of Commons, I reckon he'd make some of your great folks look pretty streaked--he's a true patriot and statesman. . . ."
2
since 1867, the lower house of the Canadian Parliament.
Quotations
1867
The Upper House is to be styled "Senate," and the Lower House "House of Commons."
1963
I got to Ottawa and discovered the House of Commons rules were only in English, but not one French member had asked for a translation.