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life peer en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK) A member of the House of Lords, appointed for life, but whose position is not hereditary.
    • The Daily Mail carries quotes from the Ofcom boss and former Tory life peer, Lord Grade, calling for an inquiry into BBC bias claims. 2025 November 9, Jamie Grierson, “BBC bias row: how a week of hostile headlines from rightwing media led to resignations”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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life peers Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

hereditary peer

Relateds

life peerage