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privy council
noun
- a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign.
- (initial capital letters) (in Great Britain) a body of persons who advise the sovereign in matters of state, the majority of members being selected by the prime minister.
- (sometimes initial capital letters) any similar body, as one appointed to assist the governor of a British dominion.
Privy Council
1noun
- the private council of the British sovereign, consisting of all current and former ministers of the Crown and other distinguished subjects, all of whom are appointed for life See also Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
privy council
2noun
- the council of state of a monarch or noble, esp formerly
- (in Canada) a ceremonial body of advisers of the governor general, the chief of them being the Federal cabinet ministers
- archaic.a private or secret council
Derived Forms
- Privy Counsellor, noun
Other Words From
- privy councilor noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of privy council1
Example Sentences
In that article he had accused the king’s top advisory body, the privy council, of helping engineer the 2014 military coup which deposed an administration led by his sister Yingluck.
The privy council announced on Friday that King Charles III had granted permission for the burial.
"I thought I'm going to buy a modern dress" and then embroider it with the fern motif of the privy council "as a nod to the past".
In January, Franklin was summoned to appear before the privy council, the king’s most senior advisers.
The King became the monarch after the death of his mother, but the meeting of the privy council of politicians, officials and clergy formally confirmed it.
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