woolsack

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The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the chamber from his seat on the woolsack and, like the House of Commons Speaker, is expected to be politically impartial.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024

Baroness Hayman chairs debates in the Upper Chamber from the traditional woolsack, offers advice on procedural matters and acts as ambassador for the work of the House.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2011

At Wembley, he should sit on a woolsack.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2010

Distrusted, and extravagantly admired, he established a record by reaching the Lord High Chancellor's woolsack at the age of 45.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why else, again, has it been permitted from commanders of the stamp of Picton in the field, and from lawyers of the pattern of Thurlow on the woolsack?

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian