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Bundestag Bundestag
Bundestag , lower house of the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a popularly elected body that elects the chancellor, passes all legislation (subject to executive veto on budget matters), and ratifies the most important treaties. It can remove the chancellor in a vote of no... Read more
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lord chancellor. Edward the Confessor first created the post of chancellor, which has always remained one of the leading offices of state. The chancellor was keeper of the great seal and acted as chief secretary to the king, drawing up charters and writs. When the office of justiciar ended in the... Read more
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Parliament legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Over the centuries it has become more than a legislative body; it is the sovereign power of Great Britain, whereas the monarch remains sovereign in name only. Parliament consists, technically, of the... Read more
Richard Burdon Haldane Viscount Haldane of Cloan Richard Burdon Haldane Viscount Haldane of Cloan
Richard Burdon Haldane Haldane of Cloan, Viscount 1856-1928, British statesman. He entered (1885) the House of Commons as a Liberal. As war secretary (1905-12) he effected drastic army reforms, creating a British expeditionary force, an imperial general staff, an officers training corps, and the... Read more
Equity (Law) Equity (Law)
Chancery in the UK, the Lord Chancellor's court, the highest court of judicature next to the House of Lords; but, since the Judicature Act of 1873 a division of the High Court of Justice. It formerly consisted of two distinct tribunals, one ordinary, being a court of common law, the other... Read more
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lord chancellor of Ireland. The earliest chancellor of Ireland was Stephen Ridel, appointed in 1189. An Irish Chancery was established in 1232 and granted to the chancellor of England, who normally executed the duties by deputy. Later the office was held by English lawyers. As a result, the... Read more
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Rochester, Laurence Hyde, 1st earl of (1642–1711). Laurence Hyde was the second son of the historian and lord chancellor and younger brother of the 2nd earl of Clarendon, lord privy seal and lord-lieutenant of Ireland in James II's reign. His sister Anne married the duke of York (later ... Read more
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William Elphinstone , 1431-1514, Scottish prelate, founder of the Univ. of Aberdeen. He was trained in the law and was employed on many political missions before becoming bishop of Aberdeen in 1483. For his loyalty in the struggle with the nobles, James III made him lord high chancellor in 1488. In... Read more
Frederick Edwin Smith 1st earl of Birkenhead Frederick Edwin Smith 1st earl of Birkenhead
Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead, 1st earl of , 1872-1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899 and entered the House of Commons as a Conservative in 1906. A brilliant orator, he soon gained prominence as a Conservative spokesman, particularly in the fight against Irish... Read more
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Herbert Henry Asquith Oxford and Asquith, 1st earl of 1852-1928, British statesman. Of a middle-class family, he attended Oxford, became a barrister in London in 1876, and was elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1886. He attracted attention as junior counsel for Charles Parnell before the... Read more

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