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  • 41Privy Council — /ˌprɪvi ˈkaʊnsəl/ (say .privee kownsuhl) noun (in Britain) a body of advisers to the sovereign; its function of advising the Crown in matters of state is, except in a formal sense, now discharged by the cabinet, committees, etc. –Privy Councillor …

  • 42Privy Council — ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun …

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  • 43privy councillor — Privy Council ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun …

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  • 44privy counsellor — Privy Council ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun …

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  • 45privy — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person s plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, secret. n. (pl. ies) 1 US or archaic a lavatory. 2 Law a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing. Phrases and idioms:… …

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  • 46advisorate — advīsˈorate noun The body of advisers appointed by an education authority • • • Main Entry: ↑advise …

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  • 47china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 48China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 49Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 50international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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