Privy council
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A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, 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 of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on state affairs.
Privy councils
Functioning privy councils
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Belgium: Crown Council of Belgium -
Bhutan: Privy Council of Bhutan -
Brunei: Privy Council of Brunei -
Canada: Queen's Privy Council for Canada -
Cambodia: Supreme Privy Council of His Majesty the King of Cambodia -
Denmark: Danish Council of State -
Norway: Norwegian Council of State -
Netherlands: Dutch Council of State -
Thailand: Privy Council of Thailand -
Tonga: Privy Council of Tonga -
United Kingdom: Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
- Cabinet Committee of the Privy Council; the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- Privy Council Office
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Australia: Federal Executive Council (Australia)
- Executive Council of Queensland
- Executive Council of New South Wales
- Executive Council of Tasmania
- Executive Council of South Australia
- Executive Council of Western Australia
- Executive Council of Victoria
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New Zealand: Executive Council of New Zealand
- Cabinet Committee of the Executive Council; the New Zealand Cabinet
Former or dormant privy councils
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Brazil: His Imperial Majesty's Council (honorific title, some members were part of the Council of Ministers or the Council of State, abolished by a coup in 1889)[1] -
Burma: Byedaik (abolished 1885) -
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China: Grand Council (abolished 1898) -
England: Privy Council of England (in 1707 merged into the Privy Council of Great Britain) -
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Ethiopia: Crown Council of Ethiopia (abolished 1974, revived in pretence 1987) -
France: Conseil du Roi (abolished 1799 and replaced by the Conseil d'État) -
Germany: Geheimrat (abolished 1918 and replaced with the State Council 1919-1933, and the Federal Council from 1949) -
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Greece: Council of State, initially established as a Privy council by King Otto in 1835 (abolished in 1865, re-established in 1929 as the senior administrative court of Greece. -
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Hanover: Privy Council of Hanover (abolished 1866) -
Kingdom of Hawaii: (Kingdom of Hawaii overthrown 1893) -
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Kingdom of Ireland (and later United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): Privy Council of Ireland (retained following the coming into effect of the Act of Union 1800, but dormant from 1922) -
Northern Ireland: Privy Council of Northern Ireland (made dormant 1972) -
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Portugal: His Most Faithful Majesty's Council (monarchy abolished in 1910) -
Japan: Privy Council of Japan (abolished 1947) -
Laos: King's Council (Laos) (monarchy abolished 1975) -
Russia: Supreme Privy Council (abolished 1730) -
Scotland: Privy Council of Scotland (abolished on 1 May 1708, replaced by the Privy Council of Great Britain) - Thailand: Supreme Council of State of Siam (abolished 1932)
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Sweden: Privy Council of Sweden (abolished 1789)
See also
References
- ↑ Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - História, ciências, saúde--Manguinhos, 1996. Online: (Portuguese)
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