lord chancellor in English

noun
1
(in the UK) the highest officer of the Crown, responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts, and formerly presiding over the House of Lords, the Chancery Division, or the Court of Appeal.
Irrespective of whether there is a Lord Chancellor and an impressive new Supreme Court, the position of the judiciary has been demonstrated to be far too exposed.

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1. He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 19

2. A stay of execution by order of the Lord Chancellor.

3. For these reasons, if none other, the Lord Chancellor, is more than a nominal head of the judiciary.

4. In May 19 a registrar admitted a drink-driving charge and was severely reprimanded by the Lord Chancellor.

5. 25 For these reasons, if none other, the Lord Chancellor, is more than a nominal head of the judiciary.

6. All must seek leave to appeal from the special adjudicator who is to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

7. The highest political position Wolsey attained was Lord Chancellor, the King's chief adviser (formally, as his successor and disciple Thomas Cromwell was not).

8. From 1514 to 1529, Thomas Wolsey (1473–1530), a cardinal of the established Church, oversaw domestic and foreign policy for the young king from his position as Lord Chancellor.

9. 11 The ancient office of Lord Chancellor—formerly the head of the judiciary, presiding officer of the House of Lords and a cabinet minister all at once—was broken into three.

10. Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, lawyer, British Whig Party politician, reformer, and lord chancellor of England (1830–34); he was also a noted orator, wit, man of fashion, and an eccentric

11. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, Kt PC QC (/ ˈ b eɪ k ən /; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England.His works are seen as developing the scientific method and remained influential through the scientific revolution.