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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVY COUNCILLOR

Privy Councillor  [ˈprɪvɪ ˈkaʊnsələ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVY COUNCILLOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Privy Councillor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIVY COUNCILLOR 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIVY COUNCILLOR


bustler
ˈbʌsələ
chancellor
ˈtʃɑːnsələ
councillor
ˈkaʊnsələ
councilor
ˈkaʊnsələ
counsellor
ˈkaʊnsələ
jostler
ˈdʒɒsələ
norseller
ˈnɔːsələ
penciler
ˈpensələ
penciller
ˈpensələ
stenciler
ˈstensələ
stenciller
ˈstɛnsələ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVY COUNCILLOR

Privy Counsellor
privy purse
privy seal
prix fixe
Prix Goncourt

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVY COUNCILLOR

appellor
bereavement counsellor
camp counsellor
chamber counsellor
debt counsellor
Iron Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
Lord High Chancellor
marriage guidance counsellor
pallor
Privy Counsellor
school counsellor
student councillor
town councillor
vice chancellor

Synonyms and antonyms of Privy Councillor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Privy Councillor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVY COUNCILLOR

Find out the translation of Privy Councillor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Privy Councillor 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 Councillor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

枢密院大臣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Consejero Privado
570 millions of speakers

English

Privy Councillor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रिवी पार्षद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستشار الملكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тайный советник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Conselheiro Privado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রিভিও কাউন্সিলর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conseiller privé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendaftar Privy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geheimrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枢密顧問官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관여 의원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anggota Dewan Negara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ủy viên Hội đồng cơ mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரபு கவுன்சிலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रीव्ही कौन्सिलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meclis üyesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consigliere segreto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Radny wtajemniczony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таємний радник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Privat consilier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μυημένος σύμβουλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Geheime raadslid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etatsrådet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konferensråden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Privy Councillor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVY COUNCILLOR»

The term «Privy Councillor» is normally little used and occupies the 133.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVY COUNCILLOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Privy Councillor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Privy Councillor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Privy Councillor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVY COUNCILLOR»

Discover the use of Privy Councillor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Privy Councillor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Murray's official handbook of Church and State [by S. Redgrave].
H. — Privy Councillor, Ireland. 391 Common Pit-as, Dublin . 393 Moncrieff, James . . 395, 399 Montagu, John .... 294 Montalvo, Mariano . . . 233 Monteagle, Lord — Privy Councillor ... 207 Privy Councillor, Ireland 391 Exchequer .
Samuel Redgrave, John Murray (publishers.), 1852
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Max Weber and German Politics
Perhaps this point of view, which I deliberately stress, is as one-sided as Privy Councillor Wagner's, but it was impossible to allow his words to pass unchallenged. (Cry of ' He didn't say that ! ') (Privy Councillor Wagner: 'I said that the great ...
Jacob Peter Mayer, 1998
3
British and Foreign State Papers
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke ofHesse, William Von Kopp,his actual Privy Councillor and President of tltll Chief Chamber of Finance; His Majesty the King of Bavaria, Frederick Christian John Count Von Luxburg, His Chancellor, ...
‎1836
4
King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work : Thailand's Monarchy ...
32 The only current privy councillor elected to a national-level position appears to be Kasem Watanachai, although Kasem felt there might have been others. Interview with Kasem Watanachai, 1 February 2011, Privy Council Chambers, ...
Nicholas Grossman, Dominic Faulder, 2012
5
From the Reformation to the Permissive Society: A Miscellany ...
(London, 1763). 171 Thomas Howard, earl of Effingham (1747–91); privy councillor 1782; treasurer of the household 1782–3; master of the mint 1784–9; governor of Jamaica 1789–91. 172 Edward, First Lord Thurlow, lord chancellor 1783–92 ...
Melanie Barber, Gabriel Sewell, Stephen Taylor, 2010
6
War, State and Society in Württemberg, 1677-1793
1739), privy councillor, 134n soldier trade (Soldatenhandel) interpretations of, 5, 74-8, 87 origins of, 74, 85 social and political impact of, 78-84 and subsidy treaties, 85-96 see also under individual rulers and states Solitude, palace, 36, 89, ...
Peter H. Wilson, 1995
7
The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
Precedence). consisted formerly printhem against attempts and conspiracies to destroy their lives. For by 3 Hen. 7. c. 14. ifany of the king's servants of his household conspired or imagined to take away the life of a privy councillor, it was felony, ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, 1836
8
European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United ...
his Sacred Royal Majesty of Denmark and Norway has provided us, his delegates and commissioners, Hans Schack, lord of Mogeltonder and Gram, knight of the Order of the Elephant, his privy councillor, president of the board of war, member ...
Frances Gardiner Davenport, Charles Oscar Paullin, 1917
9
Third Reich Sourcebook
Hermann Groeber, Full Academic Professor Olaf Gulbransson, Full Academic Professor Hermann Hahn, Privy Councillor and Full Academic Professor Prof. Siegmund von Hausegger, Privy Councillor and President of the Academy of Music ...
Anson Rabinbach, Sander L. Gilman, 2013
10
Concert
PRIVY COUNCILLOR BUMM When I read in the Berlin Daily News a few years ago that the famous physician had died, a little story occurred to me about the wonderful doctor and me and a Mexican Indian I had been carrying around with me ...
Else Lasker-Sch_ler, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVY COUNCILLOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Privy Councillor is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Scandalous Lady W: why the BBC's new period drama sounds …
Her extra-marital adventures became the talk of the town in the 1780s when she left her husband, Sir Richard Worsley, a Privy Councillor and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Keith Simpson MP's Summer Reading List
... still a valued honour for politicians, with Cabinet Ministers and most ministers of state automatically becoming a Privy Councillor and entitled ... «Dale & Co., Jul 15»
3
CDC bows to key judiciary demands
Earlier, Privy Councillor and former prime minister Tanin Kraivixien submitted a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha opposing the ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
4
Privy councillor praises wider practices of traditional medicine
BANGKOK, 5 July 2015 (NNT) - A privy councillor has praised the practice of traditional medicine and spoken of the need to promote the alternative medicine ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jul 15»
5
Ottawa won't lower flag for Arthur Porter, accused in bribery scandal
When he joined SIRC, Dr. Porter received the title of privy councillor, a story he recounted with pride in his 2014 autobiography. “I was now the ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
CDC changes judiciary provision in charter
The move comes after Privy Councillor and former prime minister Tanin Kraivixien submitted a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to ... «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
7
Herald History: The Tudor noble who kept his head
In the years that followed he was made a privy councillor, Lord Steward of the Royal Household, and the 1st Earl of Leicester. He became one ... «Tamworth Herald, Jun 15»
8
CDC makes few changes on Day 1 of review
Among the key changes, the panelists decided to remove the wording “political group” in Section 14 detailing qualification of a privy councillor. «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
9
Lord Griffiths - obituary
Hugh Griffiths was knighted in 1971 and became a Privy Councillor in 1980. Following his retirement in 1993 he continued to work as an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Progressive thinking can come from surprising directions
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, aka Baron Mandelson, Privy Councillor, reiterates the message, as do other Blairites. Does the word describe the ... «The Independent, May 15»

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