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  • In cases argued before the judicial Committee of the Privy Council, while the cases are really decided by the judges who hear the argument, the order is the order of the King in Privy Council on their advice.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 1909

  • You may have heard of the small village in one hill section of India where they had a great deal of trouble with their landlord, and they carried it from one court to another, and finally it was taken to the Privy Council at London, and they were delighted with the decision that was handed down, with the justice that they got; and as a consequence this Hill tribe solemnly got together, deposed the Mud God which they had, and set up another which they called the Privy Council.

    India's Future in the Empire 1925

  • The most powerful men in England, the kings advisers known as the Privy Council, hold their meetings in a room originally used for royal rooster fighting.

    10 Days: Benjamin Franklin David Colbert 2008

  • The most powerful men in England, the kings advisers known as the Privy Council, hold their meetings in a room originally used for royal rooster fighting.

    10 Days: Benjamin Franklin David Colbert 2008

  • In 1986 Sir Patrick was named a Privy Counsellor and the following year he was made Attorney General for England and Wales and for Northern Ireland.

    Investment Opportunities in Northern Ireland 1994

  • This, the original King's Council, has often been called the Privy Council; but recent investigations seem to show that the appellation "Privy Council" is not proper until well within Tudor times.

    Appeals to the Privy Council 1927

  • We have a right to call OUR Privy Councillors Right Honorable, our

    Roundabout Papers William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • “Extracts from the so-called Privy Purse Expenses of Henry VIII.”

    The Life of Froude Paul, Herbert 1905

  • "Privy" is a completely archaic word, but presumably you wouldn't want to change "privy counsellor" to "secret counsellor" in deistvitel'nyy tainyy sovetnik.

    languagehat.com: TRANSLATION PROBLEMS. 2004

  • The offices which he held, such as Privy Councillor, King's Secretary,

    The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology Arthur E. P. B. Weigall

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