life peer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of life peer
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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He was made a life peer as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook after leaving the Commons in 1997.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
He was created a life peer, Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook, and - having done so much to pave the way for New Labour - promptly became one of its most visible critics.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
As a life peer, Lord Offord's peerage cannot be relinquished.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
He decided not to seek election in 1992, and was created a life peer as Baron Tebbit of Chingford.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
In 1893 he was raised to the bench as a lord justice of appeal, and in the next year was made a lord of appeal in ordinary and a life peer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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