First Lord
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of First Lord
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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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
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