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.

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Etymology

Origin of First Lord

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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First Lord

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

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

As First Lord of the Admiralty he was credited with making the navy ready for war — his single most important achievement in government before 1940.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2018

The German-born King George I could not speak English, so Sir Robert Walpole, First Lord of the Treasury and the king’s principal minister, led the government without much royal interference.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 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