estate of the realm

NOUN
  1. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
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How To Use estate of the realm In A Sentence

  • The press was another estate of the realm cut down to size.
  • If they really did that, we would simply have to say: ‘We, the judges, are an independent estate of the realm and it's not open to the legislature to put us out of business.’
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