representative peer

noun

: a peer chosen to represent other peers in the House of Lords:

a

: one of 16 Scottish peers elected as their representatives for the duration of a single parliament by persons holding Scottish peerages only

b

: one of 28 Irish peers elected as their representatives for life by persons holding Irish peerages only

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