Great Office of State

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group of ministerial offices

The Great Offices of State are the most senior and historically significant ministerial positions in the UK government, traditionally including the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and Home Secretary.

Aliases (2)

Great Offices of State ×30
Great Offices of State of England ×1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of ministerial offices →
alsoKnownAs	Great Offices → Great Offices of State of the United Kingdom →
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom →
associatedWithConcept	executive authority in the United Kingdom → state leadership →
associatedWithInstitution	British monarchy → Cabinet of the United Kingdom →
associatedWithProcess	formation of the Government of the United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
field	politics →
hasCharacteristic	associated with high political prestige → central to executive decision‑making in the UK → held by members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom → historically significant ministerial positions → most senior ministerial positions in the UK government →
hasHistoricalOrigin	evolved from key offices of the British state →
hasMember	Chancellor of the Exchequer → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs → Secretary of State for the Home Department →
hasNotableOffice	Chancellor of the Exchequer → Foreign Secretary → Home Secretary → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
hasRank	highest tier of UK ministerial offices →
isSubsetOf	Cabinet ministerial offices of the United Kingdom →
languageOfName	English →
partOf	Government of the United Kingdom →
usedIn	Westminster system →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → Treasury of the United Kingdom →	cabinetRank
Lord High Treasurer ("Great Offices of State of England") →	belongsTo
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs →	rank