Commons
British legislative chamber
Commons refers to shared resources or spaces available to all members of a community.
Historically, the commons were lands where villagers could graze livestock or gather wood.
The concept extends to modern shared resources: the creative commons, the digital commons.
In British politics, the Commons is the House of Commons—the elected lower chamber of Parliament: The bill passed the Commons.
A commons can also be a dining hall at a school or university, or a central green in a New England town.
Unprotected creative works
- shared resourcesAssets used by many
- open accessFree public scholarly content
- copyleftMandatory openness inheritance clause
- open sourcePublicly accessible code
freeware · shareware · public goods · collective ownership · stewardship
Jointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
belonging · kinship · camaraderie · mutual aid · shared ownership · communal living · cohousing · kibbutz
Land designated as park
- greenColor of vegetation
- village greenShared central lawn
- town squareCentral civic space
- public landState-owned accessible terrain
open space · grazing land · pasture · meadow · gathering place · plaza · piazza · quadrangle
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- MPsParliamentary representatives, abbreviated
- backbenchersOrdinary members of parliament
debate · Westminster · speaker · session · question time · division · whip · coalition
Institutional dining room
- mess hallMilitary dining facility
- canteenPortable liquid container
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
- dining hallCommunal eating space
great hall · food court · communal dining · boarding school · mealtime · self-service
public domain
Unprotected creative works
- shared resourcesAssets used by many
- open accessFree public scholarly content
- copyleftMandatory openness inheritance clause
open source · freeware · shareware · public goods · collective ownership · stewardship
collective
Jointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
solidarity · belonging · kinship · camaraderie · mutual aid · shared ownership · communal living · cohousing · kibbutz · commune
parkland
Land designated as park
- greenColor of vegetation
- village greenShared central lawn
- town squareCentral civic space
public land · open space · grazing land · pasture · meadow · gathering place · plaza · piazza · quadrangle · courtyard
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- MPsParliamentary representatives, abbreviated
backbenchers · debate · Westminster · speaker · session · question time · division · whip · coalition · opposition
refectory
Institutional dining room
- mess hallMilitary dining facility
- canteenPortable liquid container
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
dining hall · great hall · food court · communal dining · boarding school · mealtime · self-service
- British PoliticsWestminster, Whigs, Tories, peers, Whig Party
- UK PoliticsHouse of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street, Westminster
- British GovernmentHouse of Lords, Westminster, Whitehall, Downing Street, MPs
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- UK electionsballot, general elections, general election, by-election, candidate
- YaleEli, blue and white, residential colleges, Skull and Bones, The Game
Commonsprivate property
Individually owned assets
enclosures · private land · private ownership · estates · demesne
- common senseNative practical judgment
- common coldMild respiratory virus
- in commonJointly possessed or shared
- common groundPoints of agreement
- common knowledgeWidely shared information
- common touchRapport with ordinary people
common, commonly, uncommon, commonplace, uncommonly, commoner, commonality, commonness, commonsense