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A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the
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or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a
head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...
. In some countries it functions as a supreme administrative court and is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a
privy council A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mo ...
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* Belgian Council of State is a judicial and advisory body that assists the executive with obligatory legal advice on each draft law and is the supreme court for administrative justice * Chinese State Council is the country's highest executive body * Colombian Council of State *
Cuban Council of State The Council of State () of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power ...
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Danish Council of State The Council of State (, , ) is the privy council of the Kingdom of Denmark. The body of advisors to the Danish monarch, the council is a formal institution, with largely ceremonial functions. Chaired by the monarch, the council comprises all ca ...
is similar to a privy council with a largely ceremonial role *
Dutch Council of State The Council of State ( nl, ) is a constitutionally established advisory body in the Netherlands to the government and States General that officially consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, ...
is an advisory body that consists of one or two members of the royal family and other members appointed by the Crown * East Timorese Council of State is the political advisory body of the President of East Timor * Egyptian Council of State *
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is literally referred to as council of state in Finnish () and Swedish () * French Council of State is a judicial and advisory body. It assists the executive with legal advice and is the supreme court for administrative justice * Ghanaian Council of State advises the
President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential ...
in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers * Greek Council of State is the supreme administrative court of Greece and also examines all presidential decrees before they are issued * Irish Council of State advises the
President of Ireland The president of Ireland ( ga, Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces. The president holds office for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms.Constitu ...
in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers * Italian Council of State is a legal and administrative consultative body that ensures the legality of public administration. * Luxembourg Council of State * Nigerian Council of State * North Carolina Council of State * Norwegian Council of State * South korean State Council is a national council constituted by South Korean cabinet, constitutionally empowered to deliberate important policies of executive branch of South Korean government * Spanish Council of State * Philippine Council of State * Portuguese Council of State is an advisory body of the President of the Republic * Thai Council of State advises the executive branch on legal matters and until the establishment of the administrative courts in 1999, it also served as the supreme administrative court * Turkish Council of State is the supreme court for administrative justice


Defunct

* Brazilian Empire's Council of State (1822–1889) * Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974-1988) * Council of State of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1981–1993) * Chilean Council of State (1976–1980) * English Council of State (1649–1660) * State Council of the German Democratic Republic (1960–1990) * Indian Council of State (1919–1947) * Ethiopian Council of State (1987–1991) * Israeli Provisional State Council (1948–1949) * Japanese Great Council of State (689–1885) * Liberian Council of State was an interim governing body in the mid-1990s * Manchukuon General Affairs State Council (1934–1945) * (1879–1905) * (1868–1922) * (1858–) * Poland: ** Polish Kingdom's Council of State (1815-1915) ** Provisional Council of State (1917) ** Polish Council of State (1947–1989) * Romanian State Council (1961–1989) * Siamese Supreme Council of State (1925–1932) * Swedish Council of State (1809–1974) * Vietnamese Council of State (1980–1992)


See also

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Council of State Governments The Council of State Governments (CSG) is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization in the United States that serves all three branches of state government. Founded in 1933 by Colorado state Sen. Henry W. Toll, CSG is a region-based forum that f ...
* State Council *
Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or ...
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Privy council A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mo ...
* Counsellor of State


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