Privy Council

Priv·y Council  (prv)

n.

1. A council of the British sovereign that until the 17th century was the supreme legislative body, that now consists of cabinet ministers ex officio and others appointed for life, and that has no important function except through its Judicial Committee, which in certain cases acts as a supreme appellate court in the Commonwealth.

2. privy council An advisory council to an executive.

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privy councilor n.

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Privy Council

Noun

1. the private council of the British king or queen

2. (in Canada) a formal body of advisers of the governor general

Privy Counsellor n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

privy council - an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) council - a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council" diwan, divan - a Muslim council of state Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

Privy Council n → consejo privado (de la Corona)

Privy Council

El consejo de asesores de la Corona conocido como Privy Council tuvo su origen en la época de los normandos, y fue adquiriendo mayor importancia hasta ser substituido en 1688 por el actual Consejo de Ministros ("Cabinet"). Hoy día sigue existiendo con un carácter fundamentalmente honorífico y los ministros del gobierno y otras personalidades políticas, eclesiásticas y jurídicas adquieren el rango de "privy councillors" de manera automática.

privy council n → conseil privé

privy council

Le privy council existe en Angleterre depuis l'avènement des Normands. À l'époque, ses membres étaient les conseillers privés du roi, mais en 1688 le cabinet les a supplantés. Les ministres du cabinet sont aujourd'hui automatiquement conseillers du roi, et ce titre est également accordé aux personnes qui ont occupé de hautes fonctions en politique, dans le clergé ou dans les milieux juridiques. Les pouvoirs de ces conseillers en tant que tels sont maintenant limités.

Privy Council n (BRIT) → Consiglio della Corona

Privy Council

Il Privy Council, un gruppo di consiglieri del re, era il principale organo di governo durante il regno dei Tudor e degli Stuart. Col tempo ha perso la sua importanza e oggi è un organo senza potere effettivo formato da ministri e altre personalità politiche ed ecclesiastiche.