Privy Counsellor
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privy counsellor — Privy Council ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun … English terms dictionary
privy counsellor — privy councillor or privy counsellor noun (also with caps) • • • Main Entry: ↑privy … Useful english dictionary
Privy Council — ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun … English terms dictionary
privy councillor — Privy Council ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun … English terms dictionary
privy councillor — noun 1. : a confidential adviser 2. : a member of a privy council * * * privy councillor or privy counsellor noun (also with caps) • • • Main Entry: ↑privy * * * Privy Councillor noun … Useful english dictionary
privy — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person s plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, secret. n. (pl. ies) 1 US or archaic a lavatory. 2 Law a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing. Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
Privy Council of the United Kingdom — Conseil privé (Royaume Uni) Pour les articles homonymes, voir conseil privé. Royaume Uni … Wikipédia en Français
Privy Councillor with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies — The Secretary of State for Justice is currently the Privy Counsellor for Manx Affairs.Between 2001 and 2007 the Lord Chancellor and then the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs held this responsibility.Prior to 2001, the Home Secretary… … Wikipedia
Privy Council — noun a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General (now chiefly on an honorary basis and including government ministers). ↘chiefly historical a sovereign s or Governor General s private counsellors. Derivatives privy… … English new terms dictionary
Counsellor of State — For Counsellor of State in France, see Conseiller d État. In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the Monarch, currently Elizabeth II, delegates certain state functions and powers when… … Wikipedia
