privy council

English Thesaurus

1. an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) (noun.group)

hypernym	:	council,
definition	:	a body serving in an administrative capacity (noun.group)

hyponym	:	divan, diwan,
definition	:	a Muslim council of state (noun.group)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)