• The King-in-Council or the Queen-in-Council, depending on the sex of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states. In a general...
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    Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the royal prerogative. The King-in-Council issues executive instruments known as Orders in Council...
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    The King's Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada), sometimes called His Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the...
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    monarchy is the foundation of the executive (King-in-Council), legislative (King-in-Parliament), and judicial (King-on-the-Bench) branches of both federal and...
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    Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district. The Council adopts laws...
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  • legislation is formally made in the name of the monarch by and with the advice and consent of the Privy Council (King-in-Council), but in other countries the terminology...
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    King in Council, or Royal Majesty, (most formally Konungen i Statsrådet, but a term for it most often used in legal documents was Kunglig Majestät or...
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    to the King, these are almost always exercised by the Council of State in the name of the King (King's Council, or cabinet). Formally the King appoints...
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    In the Westminster system used in many Commonwealth realms, the King-in-Parliament (Queen-in-Parliament during the reign of a queen) is a constitutional...
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    Government of Ontario (category All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English)
    (French: Gouvernement de l’Ontario de Sa Majesté). King Charles III, as monarch of Canada is also the King in Right of Ontario. As a Commonwealth realm, the...
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  • Government of Quebec (category 1867 establishments in Canada)
    formally, His Majesty's Government refers to the activities of the King-in-Council. The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of Quebec...
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    the phrase "The king is dead, long live the king!"), and the accession of the new sovereign is publicly proclaimed by an Accession Council that meets at...
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  • patent and orders-in-Council. Much of the royal prerogative is only exercised in-council, meaning on the advice of the King's Privy Council for Canada (ministers...
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    institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 August 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King-in-Council, the Privy Council formerly acted...
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    Edward VIII (redirect from King Edward VIII)
    Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December...
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  • Crown Dependencies (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from February 2023)
    to pass legislation affecting the islands ultimately rests with the King-in-Council (though this power is rarely exercised without the consent of the dependencies...
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    Revolution. In the United Kingdom, Parliament (technically, the King-in-Parliament) was the highest judicial authority. For the colonies, the Privy Council (technically...
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    In the Canadian cabinet, the president of the King's Privy Council for Canada (French: président du Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada) is nominally in...
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  • Structure of the Canadian federal government (category Lists of organizations based in Canada)
    King's Privy Council for Canada Cabinet of Canada Treasury Board of Canada Canada School of Public Service Treasury Board Secretariat Privy Council Office...
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    provided that "King county is renamed in honor of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr." effective July 24, 2005. The County Council voted on February...
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  • Curia regis (redirect from King's Council)
    d͡ʒis]), Latin for "the royal council" or "king's court", was the name given to councils of advisers and administrators in medieval Europe who served kings...
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    Iberian Union (category States and territories established in 1580)
    government councils of Castile, Aragon, Portugal, Italy, Flanders-Burgundy, and the Indies. For periods, Portugal maintained a viceroy, appointed by the King, although...
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    King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds the powers of government without control...
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    Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء السعودي Majlis al-Wuzarā' as-Su'ūdī) is the cabinet of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is led by the King....
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    King acting on the advice of his Privy Council; what is technically known as the Governor-in-Council, referring to the governor general as the King's...
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  • Elective monarchy (redirect from King-elect)
    elective monarchy existed in Anglo-Saxon England (see Witenagemot). John of England was chosen as King of England by a council of nobles and royal advisors...
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  • King Island Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing King Island and the adjacent minor islands within Bass Strait, in the north-west...
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    constitutional reform Privy Council Office Vice-President of the Executive Council President of the King's Privy Council for Canada Sinecure "Salaries...
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  • Premier (Canada) (category Government in Canada)
    Executive Council" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2023-06-26. "Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Recognition Act". Alberta King's Printer....
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    as the secretariat to the Cabinet of Canada – a committee of the King's Privy Council for Canada – and provides non-partisan advice and support to the...
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