( life peers)
In Britain, a life peer is a person who is given a title such as ‘Lord’ or ‘Lady’ which they can use for the rest of their life but which they cannot pass on when they die.
He was made a life peer in 1991.
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( life peers)
In Britain, a life peer is a person who is given a title such as ‘Lord’ or ‘Lady’ which they can use for the rest of their life but which they cannot pass on when they die.
He was made a life peer in 1991.
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006