privy council
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privy council
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From Middle English prive (“secret, private, confidential”) + counseil.
noun privy councils
- A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.
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noun body of advisors to a sovereign
| Español | consejo privado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 추밀원 chumirwon |
| 日本語 | 枢密院 sūmitsu-in |
| 中文 | 樞密院 /枢密院 shūmìyuàn |
| Français | conseil privé |
| Italiano | consiglio privato, consiglio segreto |
| Ελληνικά | ανακτοβούλιο anaktovoúlio |
| Русский | та́йный сове́т tájnyj sovét |
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title = {privy council},
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