Definitions

1. noun

A bag or bundle of wool, especially one carried by a wool merchant or a politician’s seat in the English House of Commons

“The wool merchant carefully carried his woolsack to the market.”

2. noun

A person who is considered to be a representative of the common people or the ordinary people in a particular institution, especially a politician

“He was seen as a woolsack in the parliament, representing the interests of the common people.”