privy council
Example Sentences
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The privy council announced on Friday that King Charles III had granted permission for the burial.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023
In January, Franklin was summoned to appear before the privy council, the king’s most senior advisers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023
Although he was a Protestant, he was a supporter of the Scotland's Catholic regent, and in 1561 he was appointed to the privy council by the newly widowed Mary on her return to Scotland.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022
Within the first dozen pages we have had a dowry, a duel and a privy council.
From New York Times • May 31, 2019
If I am rightly informed, the records of the privy council are preserved only since 1540.
