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Lord-in-Waiting

Index Lord-in-Waiting

Lords-in-Waiting (female Baroness-in-Waiting) are peers who hold office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. [1]

17 relations: Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough, Barack Obama, Chief Whip, Crossbencher, Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood, House of Lords, Ireland, Life peer, Michael D. Higgins, Monarch, Peerages in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Private Secretary to the Sovereign, Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin, Royal Household, United Kingdom, Xi Jinping.

Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough

Alan Henry Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough,, (born 30 June 1952), is a Northern Irish peer and landowner.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Chief Whip

The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures whose task is to administer the whipping system that tries to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.

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Crossbencher

A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia.

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Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood

Henry Lyttelton Alexander Hood, 8th Viscount Hood (born 16 March 1958) is a British peer and solicitor.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Life peer

In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.

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Michael D. Higgins

Michael Daniel Higgins (Mícheál Dónal Ó hUiginn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician who has served as the 9th President of Ireland since November 2011.

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Monarch

A monarch is a sovereign head of state in a monarchy.

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Peerages in the United Kingdom

The peerage is a legal system comprising both hereditary and lifetime titles in the United Kingdom (as elsewhere in Europe), composed of various noble ranks, and forming a constituent part of the British honours system.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.

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Private Secretary to the Sovereign

The Private Secretary to the Sovereign is the senior operational member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom (as distinct from the Great Officers of the Household).

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Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin

Robin Berry Janvrin, Baron Janvrin, (born 20 September 1946 in Cheltenham) was the Private Secretary to Elizabeth II from February 1999 to September 2007.

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Royal Household

A royal household or imperial household in ancient and medieval monarchies, and papal household for popes, formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician currently serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord-in-Waiting

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