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    In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of the Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise...
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  • Norman kingdoms these offices will have common characteristics. In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of The Crown...
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    The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and...
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    Household – the Great Officers of State. These eventually became hereditary and honorary titles, while the substantive duties of the Officers passed to individuals...
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    secretaries of state, or secretaries of state, are senior ministers of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. Secretaries of state head most...
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    of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of...
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    The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom. A committee of the Privy Council, it is chaired...
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    part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain...
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    The United States ambassador to the United Kingdom (known formally as, The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Court of St James's) is the...
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    definition. By the same consideration, the first prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was William Pitt the Younger at its creation...
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    House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster...
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    2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the...
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    minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal...
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    of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government), is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great...
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  • Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom (England and Scotland) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Great Officers of State...
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    The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...
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    The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has involved personal and political union across Great Britain and the wider...
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    Chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally...
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    of state while the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, currently Sir Keir Starmer since 2024, serves as the elected head of government. The United Kingdom's...
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    There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (commonly called 'general elections'...
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    members of the British royal family, and not professional naval officers. The Lord High Admiral is one of the nine English Great Officers of State and since...
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    Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. As George's wife, she was also Electress of Hanover...
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    Commission's Register of Political Parties lists the details of political parties registered to contest elections in the United Kingdom, including their registered...
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    Government, which is led by a cabinet of ministers chosen by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As in other...
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  • the powers and privileges of a Constable throughout England and Wales and the adjacent United Kingdom waters". Police officers do not need to be on duty...
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    united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, and the Kingdom of Ireland, which united with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom in 1801. The Irish...
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    the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United...
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    The 1802 United Kingdom general election was the election to the House of Commons of the second Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to...
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  • competition in the United Kingdom exhibited features which make meaningful comparisons with modern results difficult. Hence, unless otherwise stated, records are...
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