privy council

English

Etymology

From Middle English prive (“secret, private, confidential”) + counseil.

Noun

privy council (plural privy councils)

A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.

Derived terms

privy councillor

Translations

body of advisors to a sovereign

Burmese: ဗြဲတိုက် (my) (brai:tuik)
Finnish: salaneuvosto
French: conseil privé
Greek: ανακτοβούλιο (el) (anaktovoúlio)
Indonesian: dewan penasihat (id), dewan pertimbangan (id)
Italian: consiglio privato, consiglio segreto
Japanese: 枢密院 (sūmitsu-in)
Korean: 추밀원 (ko) (chumirwon)
Maori: Kaunihera Motuhake a te Kīngi
Russian: та́йный сове́т (tájnyj sovét)
Spanish: consejo privado

Further reading

privy council on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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