(UK politics, Canadian politics) The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.

plural of common

(usually singular in construction) A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared spaced elsewhere.

(usually singular in construction) A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area: a common.

(figurative) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.

The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy

(chiefly historical) The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively.

Food in general; rations.

third-person singular simple present indicative of common