A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the

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or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a

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. In some countries it functions as a supreme administrative court and is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council.

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Belgian Council of State Council of State ( Dutch: , french: Conseil d'État, german: Staatsrat), is the supreme administrative court of Belgium. Its functions include assisting the executive with legal advice and being the supreme court for administrative justice. Its me ...

is a judicial and advisory body that assists the executive with obligatory legal advice on each draft law and is the supreme court for administrative justice * Chinese State Council is the country's highest executive body * Colombian Council of State * Cuban Council of State * Danish Council of State is similar to a privy council with a largely ceremonial role * Dutch Council of State is an advisory body that consists of one or two members of the royal family and other members appointed by the Crown * East Timorese Council of State is the political advisory body of the

President of East Timor The president of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste ( pt, Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; tet, Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executi ...

Egyptian Council of State The judicial system (or judicial branch) of Egypt is an independent branch of the Egyptian government which includes both secular and religious courts. The Egyptian judicial system is based on European and primarily French legal concepts and ...

* Finnish Government is literally referred to as council of state in Finnish () and Swedish () *

French Council of State French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...

is a judicial and advisory body. It assists the executive with legal advice and is the supreme court for administrative justice * Ghanaian Council of State advises the

President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential ele ...

in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers * Greek Council of State is the supreme administrative court of Greece and also examines all presidential decrees before they are issued * Irish Council of State advises the

President of Ireland The president of Ireland ( ga, Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. The president holds office for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms.Constitu ...

in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers * Italian Council of State is a legal and administrative consultative body that ensures the legality of public administration. * Luxembourg Council of State * Nigerian Council of State *

North Carolina Council of State The North Carolina Council of State is the collective body of ten elective executive offices in the state government of North Carolina, all of which are established by the state constitution. The Council of State includes the Governor, Lieute ...

* Norwegian Council of State * South korean State Council is a national council constituted by South Korean cabinet, constitutionally empowered to deliberate important policies of executive branch of South Korean government * Spanish Council of State * Philippine Council of State * Portuguese Council of State is an advisory body of the President of the Republic * Thai Council of State advises the executive branch on legal matters and until the establishment of the administrative courts in 1999, it also served as the supreme administrative court * Turkish Council of State is the supreme court for administrative justice

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* Brazilian Empire's Council of State (1822–1889) * Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974-1988) * Council of State of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1981–1993) *

Chilean Council of State The Chilean Council of State was a body set up by the junta of General Augusto Pinochet to produce a constitution in order to legitimise military rule. The constitution which it produced was approved in a 1980 plebiscite. The President of the Co ...

(1976–1980) * English Council of State (1649–1660) * State Council of the German Democratic Republic (1960–1990) * Indian Council of State (1919–1947) *

Ethiopian Council of State Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

(1987–1991) * Israeli Provisional State Council (1948–1949) * Japanese Great Council of State (689–1885) *

Liberian Council of State The president of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia. Prior to the independence of Libe ...

was an interim governing body in the mid-1990s * Manchukuon General Affairs State Council (1934–1945) * (1879–1905) * (1868–1922) * (1858–) * Poland: ** Polish Kingdom's Council of State (1815-1915) ** Provisional Council of State (1917) **

Polish Council of State The Council of State of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Rada Państwa) was introduced by the Small Constitution of 1947 as an organ of executive power. The Council of State consisted of the President of the Republic of Poland as chairman, the M ...

(1947–1989) * Romanian State Council (1961–1989) * Siamese Supreme Council of State (1925–1932) * Swedish Council of State (1809–1974) * Vietnamese Council of State (1980–1992)

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