life peer

noun

: a British peer whose title is not hereditary
life peerage noun

Examples of life peer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was awarded France’s Legion of Honor in 1986, knighted in 1991 and named a life peer, Baron Rogers of Riverside, five years later. Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021 He was knighted in 1991 and made a life peer in 1996. New York Times, 18 Dec. 2021 In 1996, he was made a life peer for the Labour Party and created Baron Rogers of Riverside. Jonny Hallam, CNN, 18 Dec. 2021 Lord Black of Crossharbour (his full title when he was made a life peer in 2001) was chairman of Hollinger International, the media company that owned, among other publications, the Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times. Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020 May chose to make Darroch a life peer -- a member of the House of Lords -- in her resignation honors list, a tradition of British politics that grants an outgoing Prime Minister the right to reward anyone of their choosing. Rob Picheta, CNN, 10 Sep. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life peer was in 1791

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“Life peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20peer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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