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One of the most enjoyable things I do at Government House and when I travel around Australia is to talk with children. I tell them about our parliamentary democracy - and I often do that as I'm walking into an Executive Council meeting next door!
Quentin Bryce

Meaning of "Executive Council" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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Executive Council is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Executive Council in the English dictionary

The definition of Executive Council in the dictionary is a body consisting of ministers of the Crown presided over by the Governor or Governor-General that formally approves Cabinet decisions, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Executive Mansion
executive member
Executive Office of the President

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Arts Council
borough council
British Council
community council
council
county council
district council
European Council
legislative council
local council
Medical Research Council
National Economic Development Council
National Security Council
parish council
pencil
regional council
rural district council
Security Council
student council
the council
town council

Synonyms and antonyms of Executive Council in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Executive Council» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Find out the translation of Executive Council to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Executive Council from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Executive Council» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

行政会议
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Consejo Ejecutivo
570 millions of speakers

English

Executive Council
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्यकारी परिषद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المجلس التنفيذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Исполнительный Совет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Conselho Executivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্যনির্বাহী পরিষদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Conseil exécutif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majlis Eksekutif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Executive Council
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

総務会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집행위원회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dewan Eksekutif
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Hội đồng điều hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறைவேற்றுக் கவுன்சில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यकारी परिषद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yürütme Kurulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Consiglio Direttivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rada Wykonawcza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Виконавча Рада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Consiliul Executiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Εκτελεστικό Συμβούλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Uitvoerende Raad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

verkställande rådet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Representantskapet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Executive Council

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXECUTIVE COUNCIL»

The term «Executive Council» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXECUTIVE COUNCIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Executive Council

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QUOTES WITH «EXECUTIVE COUNCIL»

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Quentin Bryce
One of the most enjoyable things I do at Government House and when I travel around Australia is to talk with children. I tell them about our parliamentary democracy - and I often do that as I'm walking into an Executive Council meeting next door!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXECUTIVE COUNCIL»

Discover the use of Executive Council in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Executive Council and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania: ...
The General Assembly and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania send greeting: - Know ye, that we, the Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, in the  ...
Pennsylvania. Provincial Council, Samuel Hazard, Pennsylvania (Colony). Committee of Safety, 1853
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Minutes of the Executive Council of the American Federation ...
Includes also: Vote books, miscellaneous correspondance, and newspaper articles.
American Federation of Labor, American Federation of Labor. Executive Council, 1893
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New South Wales Legislative Council Practice
The Executive Council Under sections 35B to 35D of the Constitution Act 1902, the Executive Council is the body that advises the Governor on the formal exercise of executive functions. In doing so it fulfils the decisions of Cabinet or the  ...
Lynn Lovelock, John Evans, 2008
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Foreign Policy Decision-making in Nigeria
In effect, the Federal Executive Council was the Cabinet. Some permanent secretaries (the most senior career civil servants in the ministries and other bureaucracies) were also members of the Federal Executive Council (Al- uko 1976, 413); ...
Ufot Bassey Inamete, 2001
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The India Office, 1880-1910
The Governor-General in the late nineteenth century was assisted by an Executive Council of six members and the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, who sat as an extraordinary Member of Council. To insure that the Viceroy had ...
Arnold P. Kaminsky, 1986
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St. Pierre & Miquelon Business Law Handbook: Strategic ...
The Executive Council is composed of the President of the Territorial President, five Vice-Presidents and two other Councillors. The President of the Territorial Council shall convene the Executive Council whenever he deems appropriate.
Ibpus.com, International Business Publications, USA, 2012
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United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
The date and place of the meeting shall be fixed by its Chairman, in agreement with the Chairman of the Executive Council and the Director-General of the International Bureau. 8 The Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the Committee ...
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Cornerstones of Security: Arms Control Treaties in the ...
The Executive Council shall elect its Chairman from among its members. 28.The Executive Council shall meet for regular sessions. Between regular sessions it shall meet as often as may be required for the fulfilment of its powers and functions ...
Thomas Graham, Jr., Thomas Graham, Damien J LaVera, 2011
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Joint Industrial Councils in British History: Inception, ...
By May 16, the Executive Council gained a full sense of the situation. A deputation from the London District Council met with members of the Executive Council to inform them of a meeting of representatives from throughout England being held ...
James W. Stitt, 2006
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Gazette Committee of Ministers September 2000, No. VIII/2000
However, members of the Executive Council shall, in principle, have free access to information held by the Observatory, according to modalities determined by the said Council. 2. Headquarters 2.1 The Observatory's premises shall be in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXECUTIVE COUNCIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Executive Council is used in the context of the following news items.
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CS reviews working of State Rehabilitation Council
Chairing its Executive Council meeting here, Chief Secretary urged the State Rehabilitation Council to reach out to all the registered ... «Scoop News, Jul 15»
2
Hillary Clinton will meet privately with labor leaders who plan to grill …
During its gathering in Silver Spring, Maryland, on July 29-30, the AFL-CIO's executive council will also have separate meetings with Clinton ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Legislative allies give Hong Kong chief executive an easy time after …
But Leung Kwok-hung retorted: "It is such a joke for an Executive Council member [Lee] to tell the chief executive how dirty the streets are on a ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Myanmar Inks Global Arms Treaty
... earlier ratification,” the country's foreign minister U Wanna Maung Lwin said in an address to the Executive Council of the OPCW Thursday. «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
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Is AMU's med test row a 'chota Vyapam'?
The executive council cancelled the test and the retest was announced on May 29 along with the formation of another committee (non-judicial) ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Comrades fuming ... They don't want Joan Gordon Webly in their camp
... task at the next meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC), the second most powerful organ in the PNP behind the annual conference. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
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Executive council hosts Ramadan meeting
In a speech, Secretary-General of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouie, said the Ramadan night reflects directives ... «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
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Arewa Youth Congress Inaugurates Executive Council
The Arewa Consultative Forum Youth Congress (ACFYC), a group of youths from the 19 northern states has inaugurated the executive council ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Environment authority will only act as consultee to MEPA's executive
... power for the planning authority to monitor application decisions and to form part of the executive council where policies and applications will ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
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PTI announces 'executive council' for Punjab
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Punjab Organiser Chaudhry Sarwar announced the party's 'Punjab Executive Council' on Sunday, comprising of 15 ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»

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