Lord Chancellor

American

noun

the highest judicial officer of the British crown: law adviser of the ministry, keeper of the great seal, presiding officer in the House of Lords, etc.

Lord Chancellor British

noun

government the cabinet minister who is head of the judiciary in England and Wales and Speaker of the House of Lords

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Noun Inflected Forms

Lord Chancellors

plural

Etymology

Origin of Lord Chancellor

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

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Responding to the report, Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor David Lammy said the government would respond to the recommendations in the coming weeks.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The King sent a Royal Warrant to the Lord Chancellor to take Andrew off the list of peers, where he had been listed as the Duke of York.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Jenrick, who has not commented, shadows the Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood, the cabinet minister who oversees the independence of the courts.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

In April 2024 the Conservative Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk supported this change, saying his priority was to protect the best interests of children.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

“I have always thought you would have made a first-rate Lord Chancellor,” he told his friend, and “I now appeal to you as Lord Chancellor!’

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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