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

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the council of state of a monarch or noble, esp formerly

2. Archaic a private or secret council

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Privy Council

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 Counsellor  n

Thesaurus

Noun

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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 (Brit) the Privy Council → il Consiglio della Corona