Hereditary Peers in United Kingdom
Hereditary Peers Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament
The House of Lords Act 1999 removed the entitlement of most of the hereditary Peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and of the 92 hereditary Peers who retain their seat in the Lords, 75 were elected by their fellow hereditary Peers.
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- Peer (member of the House of Lords)
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