Privy Council
noun
1- a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General (now chiefly on an honorary basis and including present and former government ministers)枢密院（君王或总督任命的顾问团, 现主要为荣誉性机构, 包括现任及卸任政府大臣）。
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- chiefly historical a sovereign's or Governor General's private counsellors〈主史〉君主（或总督）私人顾问团。
In Britain, the Privy Council originated in the council of the Norman kings. A select body of officials met regularly with the sovereign to carry on everyday government, known from the 14th century as the Privy （= 'private'） Council. In the 18th century the importance of the cabinet, a smaller group drawn from the Privy Council, increased and the full Privy Council's functions became chiefly formal.