the Privy Council
Hebdon was knighted and appointed a privy councillor.
Four senior members of the Labour Party were named by Downing Street as privy councillors yesterday.
By the afternoon it was agreed that two privy councillors in the department should fly to Balmoral on Monday to seek emergency powers from the Queen.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Giving advice
advice column
advice columnist
advisability
advisable
advise against doing something
agony uncle
brain trust
clinic
consultant
GDA
guidance
Monday-morning quarterbackidiom
oracle
pick someone's brainsidiom
piece of advice
preach
run over/through something
shoe
SpAd
take someone's advice

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