lord chancellor
noun
plural lords chancellor
: a British officer of state who presides over the House of Lords in both its legislative and judicial capacities, serves as the head of the British judiciary, and is usually a leading member of the cabinet
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Instead, it must be declared in writing by three or more out of the following: the sovereign’s spouse, the lord chancellor, the speaker of the House of Commons, the lord chief justice of England and the master of the rolls.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 Feb. 2024
More was lord chancellor of England.
—John Hagen, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
More, a counselor to Henry VIII, and lord chancellor for three years from 1529, had refused to recognize the new Church of England or Henry as its leader.
—John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
His highest-ranking advisor was the lord chancellor.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
Steve Gunderson is amusingly bored as Sebastian, the corrupt lord chancellor.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022
Britain's new justice secretary and lord chancellor, David Gauke, leaves Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street residence on Monday.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2018
There's a famous exchange in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons between Thomas More, who is Henry VIII's lord chancellor, and William Roper, his son-in-law to be.
—Michael Miner, Chicago Reader, 11 Jan. 2018
The depiction of Mary was found under a painting of John Maitland, a nobleman who became lord chancellor of Scotland.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 31 Oct. 2017
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 Feb. 2024
More was lord chancellor of England.
—John Hagen, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
More, a counselor to Henry VIII, and lord chancellor for three years from 1529, had refused to recognize the new Church of England or Henry as its leader.
—John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
His highest-ranking advisor was the lord chancellor.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
Steve Gunderson is amusingly bored as Sebastian, the corrupt lord chancellor.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022
Britain's new justice secretary and lord chancellor, David Gauke, leaves Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street residence on Monday.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2018
There's a famous exchange in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons between Thomas More, who is Henry VIII's lord chancellor, and William Roper, his son-in-law to be.
—Michael Miner, Chicago Reader, 11 Jan. 2018
The depiction of Mary was found under a painting of John Maitland, a nobleman who became lord chancellor of Scotland.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 31 Oct. 2017
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“Lord chancellor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lord%20chancellor. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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