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peer of the realm
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peer of the realm
n pl peers of the realm
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Great Britain and Northern Ireland) any member of the nobility entitled to sit in the House of Lords
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Noun1.peer of the realm - a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
British House of Lords, House of Lords - the upper house of the British parliament
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
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The passage of the 1832 Reform Bill was one of the greatest events in history and was finally passed by the threat to create 1,000 peers of the realm, thereby forcing the hand of William IV.
Glad that Monument hotel was refused; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Women were classed alongside lunatics, criminals, white slave traffickers and (this really stings) Peers of the Realm, as people who were considered unfit to have a say in the running of the country.
Don't let fight for our vote go to waste by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
So, those champions of the 'sport' involving the hunting of animals with dogs, the peers of the realm, have rejected an outright ban on smacking children and in collusion with the Government, backed a compromise allowing parents to resort to 'mild' smacking.
Violence doesbreed violence by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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