woolsack
Example Sentences
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A Royal Commission, made up of five peers appointed by the King, take their places on the woolsack dressed in red ermine robes and black and two-pointed, bicorner hats.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
Baroness Hayman chairs debates from the traditional woolsack, offers advice on procedural matters and acts as an ambassador for the work of the House.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2011
At Wembley, he should sit on a woolsack.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2010
Distrusted, and extravagantly admired, he established a record by reaching the Lord High Chancellor's woolsack at the age of 45.
From Time Magazine Archive
The woolsack of the House of Lords was typical of this staple industry; and of the mode also in which the majesty of legislation sat heavy upon the produce.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
