Privy council
Translation- Privy council
A privy council is a body that advises the
head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally acommittee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on affairs of state.In non-monarchical nations, the equivalent body is the "
cabinet ", although in some nations the cabinet is a committee of the privy council.Privy councils
Functioning ones
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Federal Executive Council of Australia
*: Privy Council of Brunei
*:Queen's Privy Council for Canada
**Privy Council Office (Canada)
** Executive councils of the provinces and territories
*:Danish Council of State
*:Executive Council
*:Executive Council of New Zealand
*:Privy Council of Tonga
*:Privy Council (Thailand)
*:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
**Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Former ones
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Conseil du Roi (abolished 1799)
*Germany :Geheimrat (abolished 1918)
*Ireland :Privy Council of Ireland (abolished 1922)
*: Privy Council of Japan (abolished 1947)
*Northern Ireland :Privy Council of Northern Ireland (made dormant 1972)
*:Supreme Privy Council (abolished 1730)
*:Privy Council of Scotland (abolished 1707)
*:Privy Council of Sweden (abolished 1974)ee also
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Council of State
*Crown Council
*State Council
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