commons
nounUK /ˈkɒm.ənz/
US /ˈkɑː.mənz/
A place or thing that everyone in a group can share and use.
The children played together on the village commons.
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2. The large dining room where students eat together at a school or college.
We met our friends for lunch in the college commons.
3. In politics, the ordinary people of a society, not the leaders or rich.
The new law was meant to help the commons, not just the wealthy.
4. Resources like air, water, or forests that belong to everyone and must be cared for.
Clean air and fresh water are part of the global commons.
5. In the UK, the House of Commons, the part of Parliament whose members are elected.
The bill passed in the Commons and moved to the House of Lords.