"privy council" meaning in English

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          "code": "my",
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          "roman": "brai:tuik",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "ဗြဲတိုက်"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "樞密院"
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          "roman": "shūmìyuàn",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "枢密院"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "salaneuvosto"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "conseil privé"
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          "roman": "anaktovoúlio",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "dewan penasihat"
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          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "consiglio privato"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "consiglio segreto"
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          "roman": "sūmitsu-in",
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          "word": "枢密院"
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          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "추밀원"
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          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "Kaunihera Motuhake a te Kīngi"
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          "roman": "tájnyj sovét",
          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "та́йный сове́т"
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          "sense": "body of advisors to a sovereign",
          "word": "consejo privado"
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