■ 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 in a school or college.
4》 archaic provisions shared in common; rations.
Phrases
short ~ archaic insufficient allocation of food.