privy councils
Monarchs' advisory bodies
A privy council is a body of advisors to a monarch, historically meeting in private to counsel the sovereign on matters of state.
The term survives in several Commonwealth nations, where the Privy Council remains a formal institution, though largely ceremonial: She was appointed to the Privy Council after serving as cabinet minister.
- adviserOne giving professional guidance
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- governmentalOf or relating to authority
- courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
regency · roundtable · chancellery · assembly · royal commissions · governance · appellate court · judicial review · absolutism · political intrigue · decision-making · royal assent · court officials · sovereign · inner circle · inner sanctum · behind closed doors · sworn to secrecy
privy councilspublic assemblies
Open collective gatherings
town halls · public hearings · town meetings · public meetings · agoras
privy councilsparliaments
National legislative assemblies
public gatherings · town meetings · general assemblies · referenda · plebiscites
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