Five ministers who lost their jobs were consoled with the customary peerages (Time).
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peer·age — /ˈpirıʤ/ noun, pl ages formal 1 the peerage : the people who are members of the British nobility : the people who are peers 2 [count] : the rank of a British peer He was given the peerage after years of devoted service to the community … Useful english dictionary
peer — peer·age; peer·ess; peer·ing·ly; peer·less; peer; com·peer; peer·ie; peer·less·ly; peer·less·ness; … English syllables
age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… … English syllables
Peer mentoring — is a form of mentoring that takes place in learning environments such as schools, usually between an older more experienced student and a new student(s). Peer Mentors should not be confused with prefects. Peer mentoring is a good way of… … Wikipedia
Peer-to-peer (meme) — Peer to Peer or P2P for short, in this context refers to the meme of egalitarian networking that is currently emerging throughout society, made possible by internet technologies and a critical look at current authoritarian and centralised social… … Wikipedia
Peer Gynt — (IPA2|per gʏnt) is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was written in 1867, and first performed in Christiania (now Oslo) on February 24, 1876, with incidental music by the composer Edvard Grieg. Ibsen wrote Peer Gynt while… … Wikipedia
peer — [pɪə ǁ pɪr] noun [countable usually plural] 1. a company or product that is similar to the one you are talking about: • He believes the company is undervalued relative to its peers. 2. someone who is the same age or has the same job, social… … Financial and business terms
Peer Productions — is a youth arts training company, which specialises in peer education through theatre, based at Woking Youth Arts Centre. Peer Productions was founded by Woking based theatre artists Nina Lemon and Jason Orbaum. The company runs a full time… … Wikipedia
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Peer Health Exchange — is a 501(c)3 organization that was created to address health problems in today s youth. It is made up of college students in Boston, New York City, and Chicago who volunteer in public high schools to teach health education classes. The goal of… … Wikipedia
