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First Lord

American  

noun

British.
  1. the head of a board commissioned to perform the duties of a high office of state.

    First Lord of the Admiralty.


Etymology

Origin of First Lord

First recorded in 1805–15


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The brainchild of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, the operation suffered problems from its start in February.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Truss would have taken the oath as First Lord of the Treasury, one of her other titles, and new Cabinet ministers would have been sworn in during the session.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

Before Mr Blair, Lord John Russell and wife Lady Russell produced the last child to be born to the office holder of First Lord of the Treasury - the prime minister's official title.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2020

First, Lord and Miller assembled a team of like-minded creatives, leading with a philosophy counter to most studio mind-sets: Think outside the animated box, and don’t be afraid to fail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2018

At last, Winston Churchill, who was First Lord of the Admiralty at the time, sent a telegram: PROCEED.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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