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What is a woolsack?

What is a woolsack? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A wool bale or cushion, the traditional seat of the Lord Speaker in the British House of Lords.
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Many familiar figures from the recent past now debate and scrutinise legislation before the chamber's golden throne and stuffed woolsack.
By Friday, the hyper-crony was seated on the Woolsack, smirking like a small boy who had been allowed to drive his father's car.
One of the cloaked and wigged figures on Woolsack mentioned the matter in charmingly casual way.
In 1938 the Lord Chancellor's woolsack was found to contain horsehair so it was re-stuffed with wool from all parts of the Commonwealth as a symbol of unity.
While the judges' woolsack struggled to fit some of the more generous noble behinds, there were a few empty spaces on the benches.
A military lord rose to order, and appealed to the woolsack.

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