单词 | life peer |
释义 | life peer (once / 129883 pages) n WORD FAMILY life peer: life peers USAGE EXAMPLESLord Taylor was the Labour leader of Blackburn Council in the 1970s before being made a Life Peer in May 1978 and becoming a businessman. BBC(Nov 17, 2016) Although life peers are appointed by the Queen, it is the prime minister who nominates them. BBC(Nov 16, 2016) Following the defeat to Labour, he relinquished his seat and returned to the Lords as a life peer. BBC(Jul 29, 2016) n a British peer whose title lapses at death Hyper peer a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage |
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