the Privy Councilnoun [ S, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌprɪv.i ˈkaʊn.səl/us/ˌprɪv.i ˈkaʊn.səl/in the UK, a group of people of high rank in politics who sometimes advise the king or queen but who have little power
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Giving advice
- advice
- advisable
- advise
- advisory
- backseat driver
- caution
- consulting
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- preach
- professional advice
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste your breath idiom
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Privy Councillor
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