Lords
noun
short for House of Lords
Lords
1 British
/ lɔːdz /
noun
Lord's
2
British
/ lɔːdz /
noun
Example Sentences
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Concerns about the CMS were raised with government in a House of Lords report entitled Reforming the Child Maintenance Service in October 2025.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
King Charles will deliver the proposals from a golden throne in the House of Lords upper chamber while wearing the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a long crimson robe.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
King Charles has outlined the government's law-making plans for the coming year in a speech to the House of Lords.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The government has committed to further reforms to the House of Lords, including the introduction of a participation requirement for members and a retirement age.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It is likely that the first British villages in North America, thousands of miles from the House of Lords, would have lost some of the brutally graded social hierarchy that characterized European life.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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