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单词 privy council
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈpriv•y ˈcoun•cil, n. [countable]
  1. Governmenta board or select body of personal advisers, as those of a king or queen.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
priv′y coun′cil, 
    1. Governmenta board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign.
    2. Government(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. Government(sometimes caps.) any similar body, as one appointed to assist the governor of a British dominion.
    • Middle English prive counseil privy counsel 1250–1300
    priv′y coun′cilor. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
privy council n
  1. the council of state of a monarch or noble, esp formerly
  2. (in Canada) a ceremonial body of advisers of the governor general, the chief of them being the Federal cabinet ministers
  3. archaic a private or secret council
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Privy Council n
  1. the private council of the British sovereign, consisting of all current and former ministers of the Crown and other distinguished subjects, all of whom are appointed for life

Privy Counsellor n
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