Government
Government noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Peerage and government are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peerage" instead a noun "Government".
Peerage
Peerage noun - The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.
Government and peerage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Government" instead a noun "Peerage".
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- The most famous (and last) of these cases was Tony Benn, whose father had been a WW2 government minister who had been rewarded with a peerage for his service.
Source: Kicked Upstairs -
Another page on This Very Wiki states that she's legally a man as a requirement for holding her position, so "Dame Integra" would therefore be legally incorrect, or the the writer did not understand the British peerage system and used 'Sir' since it is more common for government officials.
Source: Gender-Blender Name -
Sir Richard, rather a rough diamond but very rich and very powerful (he knows everything that happens in Britain) well in line for a peerage during the next Tory government, hopes that his marriage to an earl's daughter would ease his path to the upper crust.
Source: Nobility Marries Money
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