PRIVY COUNCIL

Meaning of PRIVY COUNCIL in English

noun

[ sing.+ sing./pl. v . ] (in Britain) a group of people who advise the king or queen on political affairs

► ˌPrivy ˈCouncillor noun

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PRIVY COUNCIL — noun Date: 14th century a secret or private council, a body of officials and dignitaries chosen by the British monarch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRIVY COUNCIL — Historically, the British sovereign's private council. Once powerful, the Privy Council has long ceased to be an active body, having …
Английский словарь Британика
PRIVY COUNCIL — noun Etymology: Middle English prive counseil, from prive privy + counseil council — more at council 1. archaic : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIVY COUNCIL — — privy councilor . 1. a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign. 2. ( caps. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIVY COUNCIL — council of the King; private council
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRIVY COUNCIL — Date: 14th century 1. archaic : a secret or private council 2. capitalized P&C : a body of officials and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIVY COUNCIL — Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 archaic : a secret or private council 2 capitalized P&C : a body of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRIVY COUNCIL — ■ noun a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General (now chiefly on an honorary basis …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRIVY COUNCIL — [privy council] n (14c) 1 archaic: a secret or private council 2. cap P&C: a body of officials and dignitaries …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRIVY COUNCIL — historically, the British sovereign's private council. Once powerful, the Privy Council has long ceased to be an active body, having …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIVY COUNCIL — ˌPrivy ˈCouncil BrE AmE noun the Privy Council a group of important people in Britain who advise the king or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIVY COUNCIL — In Britain, the Privy Council is a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIVY COUNCIL — In Britain, the ~ is a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on political …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRIVY COUNCIL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Freedoms may also be suspended by Emergency Regulations promulgated by the Privy Council during a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRIVY COUNCIL — Historically, the British sovereign's private council. Once powerful, the Privy Council has long ceased to be an active body, having …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRIVY COUNCIL — Synonyms and related words : British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, advisory body, advisory council, assembly, association, bench, board, body of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIVY COUNCIL — a group of people appointed to advise the British king or queen. It is made up of politicians and other …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PRIVY COUNCIL — Тайный совет (юридически основной орган государственного управления; был создан в средние века и являлся совещательным органом при монархе; в наст. …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PRIVY COUNCIL — тайный совет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIVY COUNCIL — тайный совет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIVY COUNCIL — Тайный совет
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRIVY COUNCIL — тайный совет
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PRIVY COUNCIL — тайный совет
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PRIVY COUNCIL — Тайный совет (в Великобритании)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PRIVY COUNCIL — Тайный совет (юридически основной орган государственного управления; был создан в средние века и являлся совещательным органом при монархе; в наст. …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PRIVY COUNCIL — тайный совет
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIVY COUNCIL — тайный совет
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNCIL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Basel Council of Chalcedon Council of Clermont Council of Constance Council of Constantinople Council …
Английский словарь Британика
PRIVY — I. ˈprivē, -vi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English prive, from Old French privé, from Latin privatus private — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNCIL — I. ˈkau̇n(t)sə̇l also ˈkän- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English counceil, conceil (influenced in meaning by Middle English counseil, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIVY — (a.) Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.
Английский словарь Webster
PRIVY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIVY — /priv"ee/ , adj., privier, priviest , n. , pl. privies . adj. 1. participating in the knowledge of something private …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIVY — I. ˈpri-vē adjective Etymology: Middle English prive, from Anglo-French privé, from Latin privatus private Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIVY — adj secret; clandestine. 2. privy ·noun a necessary house or place; a backhouse. 3. privy ·adj appropriated to retirement; private; …
Webster English vocab
COUNCIL — noun act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation. 2. council ·noun a body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory …
Webster English vocab
PRIVY — [privy] adj [ME prive, fr. OF prive, fr. L privatus private] (14c) 1 a: private, withdrawn b: secret 2: belonging …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNCIL — in the Christian Church, a meeting of bishops and other leaders to consider and rule on questions of doctrine, administration, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIVY — priv|y BrE AmE ˈprɪv |i ▷ priv|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ priv|ies iz ▷ priv|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUNCIL — council BrE AmE ˈkaʊn t s ə l -ɪl (usually = counsel) ▷ council|s z ▶ ˌ Council ˈ Bluffs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRIVY — / ˈprɪvi; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( formal ) privy to sth allowed to know about sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNCIL — / ˈkaʊnsl; NAmE / noun [ C +sing./pl. v . ] 1. a group of people who are elected to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIVY — I. priv ‧ y 1 /ˈprɪvi/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . be privy to something sharing in the knowledge of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNCIL — coun ‧ cil S2 W2 /ˈkaʊns ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIVY — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person's plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNCIL — n. 1 a an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly. b a meeting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRIVY — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person's plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNCIL — n. 1 a an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly. b a meeting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRIVY — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person's plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, …
Oxford English vocab
COUNCIL — n.1 a an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly. b a meeting of such …
Oxford English vocab
PRIVY — If you are privy to something secret, you have been allowed to know about it. ( FORMAL ) Only three …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNCIL — ( councils) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A council is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIVY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Privy Council privy purse COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN council ▪ Another deportation order …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNCIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNCIL — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNCIL — n. municipal council Basel Council of Chalcedon Council of Clermont Council of Constance Council of Constantinople Council of Council for …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRIVY — Synonyms and related words : WC, alive to, anonymous, appreciative of, apprised of, awake to, aware of, back-door, backhouse, backstairs, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNCIL — Synonyms and related words : Areopagus, Bund, Rochdale cooperative, advisory council, alliance, assemblage, assemblee, assembly, assignation, association, at home, audience, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIVY — adj. Privy is used with these nouns: ↑ seal
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COUNCIL — noun 1 local or national government ADJECTIVE ▪ executive , governing , ruling , state ▪ national ▪ legislative ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRIVY — n. 25B6; adjective he was not privy to the discussions : IN THE KNOW ABOUT, acquainted with, in on, informed …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIVY — adj. 1 See privileged, 4, above. 2 privy to. aware of, in on, on to or onto, sharing (in), cognizant …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRIVY — 1. прил. 1) посвященный (во что-л. секретное), осведомленный (особ. о чем-л. тайном); причастный (to) Only top members of the Cabinet …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNCIL — сущ. 1) совет (орган государственной власти) town council ≈ муниципалитет, городской совет student council ≈ амер. ученический совет council of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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