| 单词 | father of the house |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFather of the House Father of the House n. the oldest member of a legislative assembly; (British) a title given to the member of the House of Commons with the longest continuous service. ΚΠ 1821 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 9 Apr. Thomas Newton is re-elected a member of the House of Representatives. He is now the oldest member of the House, who is by courtesy called the Father of the House. 1837 New Eng. Farmer 6 Sept. 65/1 Were he [sc. Mr Coke of Norfolk, England] still a member [of Parliament], which his age (82) now prevents, he would be by many years the ‘Father of the House’. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 304/1 It is a common misconception that the ‘Father of the House’ is the oldest member. The title is reserved for that Member with the longest unbroken service. 1994 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 27 Mar. 36 Edward Heath is the Father of the House and remains unmesmerized by Baroness Thatcher. 2010 Sun (Nexis) 20 May 13 The Father of the House—that's the longest-serving MP, in this case a chap who's been there since 945 bc. < as lemmas |
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