A privy council is a body that
advises the
head of state
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of a
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
, typically, but not always, in the context of a
monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a
committee
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of the monarch's closest advisors to give
confidential
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Legal confidentiality
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advice on state affairs.
Privy councils
Functioning privy councils
Former or dormant privy councils
See also
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Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands
The Privy Council or Secret Council ( nl, Geheime Raad, french: Conseil Privé) was one of the three "collateral councils" (along with the Council of Finance and Council of State) that together formed the highest government institutions of the Habs ...
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Council of State
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 cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head o ...
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Crown Council
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Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)
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Privy Council ministry The Privy Council ministry was a short-lived reorganization of England, English government that was reformed to place the ministry (collective executive), ministry under the control of the Privy Council of England, Privy Council in April 1679, due t ...
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State Council State Council may refer to:
Government
* State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President
* State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
References
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Advisory councils for heads of state
Monarchy
Royal and noble courts