commons

  • 1Commons — 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.… …

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  • 2commons — [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 ] …

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  • 3Commons — 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 …

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  • 4Commons —   [ kɔmənz; englisch »Gemeine«] Plural, im britischen Verfassungsrecht die Mitglieder des Unterhauses (House of Commons).   …

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  • 5Commons — (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

  • 6Commons — (izg. kòmons) m DEFINICIJA pravn. pov. 1. u engleskom ustavnom pravu naziv za članove Donjeg doma 2. sȃm Donji dom ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 7Commons — Wikimedia Commons Logo de Wikimedia Commons Aperçu de la page d accueil d …

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  • 8Commons — 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… …

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  • 9commons — noun a) A dining hall, usually at a college or university. The Renaissance festival started with the peasants meeting in the commons. b) A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common. The commons is the green …

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  • 10commons — plural noun 1》 (the Commons) short for House of Commons.     ↘historical the common people regarded as a part of a political system. 2》 [treated as sing.] land or resources belonging to or affecting the whole of a community. 3》 US a dining hall… …

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