单词 | first lord of the treasury |
释义 | > as lemmasFirst Lord of the Treasury First Lord of the Treasury n. British the head of the commission exercising the office of Lord High Treasurer.Since the early 18th cent. the holder of the office of First Lord of the Treasury has typically also been the head of the government, referred to (at first unofficially) as Prime Minister (see note at prime minister n. 1). Since 1905 this office has by convention always been held by the Prime Minister. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money > specific officials chamberlain1415 teller1434 under-treasurer1447 treasurer of the king's warsc1450 vice-treasurer1541 chequer-man?1577 Clerk of the Pellsa1603 treasurer at wars1617 fiscal1652 quaestor1673 underteller1694 First Lord of the Treasury1698 Paymaster General1698 melter1758 treasurer1790 First Lord1855 apposer- 1698 W. Cowper Anat. Humane Bodies sig. a1 To the Right Honorable Charles Mountague, first Lord of the Treasury. 1767 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IX. xi. 47 The first Lord of the Treasury thinking of ways and means, could not have returned home, with a more embarrassed look. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. xvii. 174 Of whom as First Lord of the Treasury..we could be so glad and proud. 1905 Official Gaz. E. Afr. & Uganda Protectorates 15 Dec. (Reuter's Telegrams) The Members of the Cabinet given before are now Officialy [sic] confirmed and the following are additions. First Lord of the Treasury…Sir H. C. Bannerman. 2010 Daily Tel. 26 May 26/3 The sole achievement of Gordon Brown as Second and then First Lord of the Treasury was to keep Britain out of the euro. < as lemmas |
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