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Definition of the Lord President of the Council noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Lord President of the Council

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/ðə ˌlɔːd ˌprezɪdənt əv ðə ˈkaʊnsl/

/ðə ˌlɔːrd ˌprezɪdənt əv ðə ˈkaʊnsl/

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the title of the British government minister who is President of the Privy Council (= group of people who advise the king or queen), and may also be the Leader of the House in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords

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