privy council

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özel meclis
kraliyet danışma meclisi
özel meclis [brit.]
the Privy Council
İng. Danışma Meclisi
Englisch - Englisch
A body of advisers to a sovereign functioning much as a cabinet
The British Privy Council
In Britain, the Privy Council is a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on political affairs. a group of important people in Britain who advise the king or queen on political affairs Councillor. Historically, the British sovereign's private council. Once powerful, the Privy Council has long ceased to be an active body, having lost most of its judicial and political functions since the middle of the 17th century. It grew out of the medieval curia (curia regis), which comprised the king's tenants in chief, household officials, and other advisers. The curia performed all the functions of government in either small groups, which became the king's council, or large groups, which grew into the great council and Parliament. It now is chiefly concerned with issuing royal charters, conducting government research, and serving as an appeals body for ecclesiastical and other lesser courts. See also prerogative court
council of the King; private council
an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)
privy councils
plural form of privy council
privy council
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