Privy

  • 41privy council — privy councilor. 1. a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign. 2. (caps.) (in Great Britain) a body of persons who advise the sovereign in matters of state, the majority of members being selected by the prime minister. 3.… …

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  • 42Privy Council Office — can refer to:*Privy Council Office (Canada) *Privy Council Office (United Kingdom) …

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  • 43Privy Council —   [ prɪvɪ kaʊnsl] der, , in Großbritannien der Geheime Staatsrat des Monarchen. Er hat seine Anfänge im 14. Jahrhundert; größte Bedeutung erlangte er im Mittelalter und in der Tudorzeit. Mitglieder (rd. 300) werden gegenwärtig alle… …

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  • 44Privy Council — n the Privy Council a group of important people in Britain who advise the king or queen on political affairs >Privy Councillor n …

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  • 45privy purse — n , Privy Purse the privy purse money given by the British government to the king or queen for their personal use …

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  • 46Privy Council — ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun …

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  • 47privy councillor — Privy Council ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun …

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  • 48privy counsellor — Privy Council ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun …

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  • 49privy counsellor — privy councillor or privy counsellor noun (also with caps) • • • Main Entry: ↑privy …

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  • 50privy to something — phrase knowing about something, usually official information, that other people do not know He had not been privy to their talks. Thesaurus: knowing and knowing about somethingsynonym Main entry: privy …

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