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Admiralty Board

British  

noun

  1. (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy

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The admiralty board leapt to their feet.

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The admiralty board conferred with each other.

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She noticed a new expression washing through the admiralty board.

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During 1763 and 1765 he was a member of the Admiralty board, and from 1765 to 1770 was treasurer of the navy.

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The room in which our councils met was the same old Admiralty Board room that had been used for centuries.

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