the Privy Council
noun
: the group of people chosen by the British king or queen to serve as advisers
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While the members of the Privy Council fine-tuned the tax on fish, royal officers raided the homes of suspect members of Parliament, gathering evidence.
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Catherine Nicholson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But his experience with the criminal-justice system and the Privy Council’s role in freeing him changed his perspective.
—Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Within weeks of Wolsey’s death in November 1530, Cromwell had ascended to the Privy Council, a group of the king’s leading advisers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
In March 2024, the Privy Council of the United Kingdom overturned the convictions and sent the case back to the Court of Appeal to decide whether it would be retried.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
The star appealed to the Jamaica appeals court before taking the case to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the highest court of appeal for Jamaica and other countries including the Bahamas and Granada, according to the BBC.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The ruling by the Privy Council allows the two Barbudians to challenge an April 2021 decision by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court that found the residents were not allowed to take legal action against the government.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
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Catherine Nicholson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But his experience with the criminal-justice system and the Privy Council’s role in freeing him changed his perspective.
—Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Within weeks of Wolsey’s death in November 1530, Cromwell had ascended to the Privy Council, a group of the king’s leading advisers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
In March 2024, the Privy Council of the United Kingdom overturned the convictions and sent the case back to the Court of Appeal to decide whether it would be retried.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
The star appealed to the Jamaica appeals court before taking the case to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the highest court of appeal for Jamaica and other countries including the Bahamas and Granada, according to the BBC.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The ruling by the Privy Council allows the two Barbudians to challenge an April 2021 decision by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court that found the residents were not allowed to take legal action against the government.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
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“The Privy Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Privy%20Council. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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