private membernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpraɪ.vət ˈmem.bər/us/ˌpraɪ.vət ˈmem.bɚ/UKa member of parliament who does not have a government job
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Government ministers & civil servants
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- Chancellor of the Exchequer
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- government
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- kitchen cabinet
- mandarin
- marshal
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- Secretary of State
- senior statesman
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- the Privy Council
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