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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVY COUNCIL

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Privy council is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRIVY COUNCIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on affairs of state.

Definition of privy council in the English dictionary

The first definition of privy council in the dictionary is the council of state of a monarch or noble, esp formerly. Other definition of privy council is a ceremonial body of advisers of the governor general, the chief of them being the Federal cabinet ministers. Privy council is also a private or secret council.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVY COUNCIL

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privatizer
privet
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privier
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Privy Councillor
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVY COUNCIL

Arts Council
borough council
British Council
council
county council
district council
European Council
Executive 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 privy council in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «privy council» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVY COUNCIL

Find out the translation of privy council to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of privy 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 «privy council» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

枢密院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consejo Privado
570 millions of speakers

English

privy council
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रिवी कौंसिल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المجلس مطلعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тайный совет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Conselho Privado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যক্তিগত নির্বাচন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conseil privé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majlis privy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geheimrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枢密院
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추밀원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dewan privy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hội đồng cơ mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியார் கவுன்சில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाजगी परिषद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özel meclis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consiglio privato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tajna Rada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таємна рада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consiliul Privat
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μυημένο συμβούλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Geheime Raad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

invigt råd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kongelige råd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of privy council

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVY COUNCIL»

The term «privy council» is regularly used and occupies the 86.936 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVY COUNCIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about privy council

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVY COUNCIL»

Discover the use of privy council in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to privy council and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PROCEEDINGS AND ORDINANCES OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
264, 265, and Proceedings of the Privy Council, vol. iii. p. 324.) These Answers were undoubtedly drawn up before February 1432, as in that month the Archbishop of York ceased to be Chancellor.] Sequntr ea que p pte Xpianissimi principis ...
HARRIS NICOLAS, 1835
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 1833-1876: Its ...
8 - Common Law Appeals Act, 1585, 5 16 Car. I c. 10 - Privy Council {Star Chamber Abolition) Act, 1640, 4, 5, 1 19-20 16 Car. I c. 1 1 - Ecclesiastical Causes Act, 1640, 4, 19 13 Car. II c. 12 - Ecclesiastical Causes Act, 1661, 19 8 & 9 Wm III c.
P. A. Howell, 2008
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Privy Council Judgments on Appeals from India
Privy Council. Judicial Committee, Prannath Saraswati (Pandit), Bidhu Bhusan Banerjee, Priya Sankar Majumdar, Greeja Sunkar Mojoomdar. V _ i _ __'_ _' p p 5 Solicitors for the respondent—T. L. ll) (l_87l7)"Sharc'\Bahddur Singh v. 'Duriu0  ...
Great Britain. Privy Council. Judicial Committee, Prannath Saraswati (Pandit), Bidhu Bhusan Banerjee, 1913
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Proceedings and ordinances of the Privy council of England
recently published by His Majesty's command.1 Thus, for nearly an entire century there is no Register whatever preserved, even if one was ever made, of the Proceedings of the Privy Council ; and when the important events in the reigns of  ...
Grande-Bretagne, Nicolas, 1837
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Privy Council Review of intercept as evidence: report to the ...
report to the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary John Sir Chilcot, Privy Council Review, Great BritainHome Office. current IegaI regime for interception in ScotIand untiI new IegisIation is in pIace and its potentiaI impact has been assessed.
John Sir Chilcot, Privy Council Review, Great BritainHome Office, 2008
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The Practice on Appeals from the Colonies to the Privy ...
The first mentioned Act transfers the powers of the High Court of Delegates, both in Ecclesiastical and Maritime Causes, to the Privy Council, by enabling persons who might theretofore, either under the Act of 25. Hen. 8. c. 10., or under that of ...
John Palmer, John Singleton Copley Baron Lyndhurst, 1831
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Proceedings before the Privy council, against compulsory ...
Great Britain. Privy Council. have induced them to trouble your Lordships with the Memorial now upon your table, or with the attendance of myself and my learned friend, in support of it. I am anxious, before I enter upon the merits of that case, ...
Great Britain. Privy Council, 1827
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The King's Council in the Reign of Edward VI
This book describes the membership, business and procedure of the privy council during the minority of Henry VIII's son successor, Edward VI. It examines the policy-making, administrative and quasi-judicial functions of the central ...
D. E. Hoak, 1976
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Constitutional Documents of the Reign of James I: A
A Joseph Robson Tanner. The Privy Council1 By the end of the reign of Elizabeth the great nobles who had formerly dominated the Privy Council had disappeared, and it had come to consist of twelve members, all of whom were great Officers ...
Joseph Robson Tanner, 1961
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The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
The lords and commons assembled in parliament have often transmitted matters of high concern to the king and privy council; and acts of the privy council, whether orders or proclamations, were of great authority. Henry VIII. procured an act of ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVY COUNCIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term privy council is used in the context of the following news items.
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Woman seeks leave to take NCB to Privy Council to get her …
The Appeals Court will today hear an application from a woman seeking permission to go to the Privy Council to challenge a bank's decision to ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
2
Trinidad and Tobago marks 25th anniversary of failed coup
However, the London-based Privy Council, the country's highest court, later invalidated the amnesty, but the Muslimeen members were not ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
With assault rifles and legal hijinks, Harper's government takes on …
By the day before the news conference Parks officials still had not gotten clearance on the agenda and news releases from the Privy Council ... «Mongabay.com, Jul 15»
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China's top political advisor visits Thailand, further cooperation …
... Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and President of the Privy Council Prem Tinsulanonda on separate occasions during his stay in Bangkok, ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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Our justice needs a home
I have been following the debate on whether Jamaica should retain the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as a court of last resort or ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
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Extradition Documents Must Be Certified Before Any Appeal To Privy
... woman's manslaughter must have the records of the extradition proceedings certified before the Privy Council in London can hear his appeal ... «Bahamas Tribune, Jul 15»
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Unionists 'disgusted' at council decision to drop 'London' from Derry
This 'Privy Council' is a formal body of advisers to the Queen, mostly composed of senior politicians who are, or have been, members of either ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Finance Minister says Pacific Games construction to start in 2016
'Aisake said there had been a petition by the business community to the King in Privy Council over the levy on foreign currency exchange ... «Matangi Tonga, Jul 15»
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Stephen Harper's courts: How the judiciary has been remade
But the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England said on appeal that the Constitution should be seen as a “living tree capable of ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
10
Privy Council decision on limitation in professional negligence cases
A recent Privy Council decision has considered the point at which damage is suffered where a claimant has entered into a flawed transaction ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Privy council [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/privy-council>. May 2024 ».
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