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Last year, MPs backed plans to get rid of hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

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Tim has a separate, hereditary kidney condition, called polycystic kidney disease.

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Dubai is ruled as an absolute monarchy, with a hereditary royal family at the head of government, and was found by Amnesty international to jail political prisoners.

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The Earl of Devon is what he calls an "unashamed" proponent of hereditary peers.

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Huntington's is a hereditary disorder that slowly damages the brain, affecting the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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