单词	privy council
释义	privy council noun 1 archaic : a secret or private council 2 capitalized P&C : a body of officials and dignitaries chosen by the British monarch as an advisory council to the Crown usually functioning through its committees 3 : a usually appointive advisory council to an executive privy councillor noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Yet, breaking from tradition, not every member of the privy council has been invited to participate in the ceremony. Matthew Mulligan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 The council is made up of the privy council, the sovereign’s official advisers, the lord mayor and high sheriffs of the City of London, high commissioners, some senior civil servants and certain others invited to attend. Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The Cato Street conspirators faced public trial in April 1820 after an examination by the privy council. William Anthony Hay, WSJ, 17 June 2022 The decision to suspend Parliament will be confirmed by the privy council—a group of senior politicians who advise the monarch—at the Queen’s Balmoral residence in Scotland on Wednesday, the BBC reported. Robert Hutton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2019 Henry’s privy council wanted to imprison and/or execute Charles Brandon for treason, but in the end the king realized that would probably make family reunions super awkward, so Brandon just had to pay a stiff fine. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 25 May 2018 Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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