Council of Ministers
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the policy-making body of the European Economic Community, representing all the member nations.
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(sometimes lowercase) the highest administrative body of various countries, usually serving in an advisory capacity to the chief executive; cabinet.
Example Sentences
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Christophe Leribault, who replaced Laurence des Cars, was appointed president of the iconic museum by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
"Since then my predecessor, other politicians and the Council of Ministers, officers all around government and beyond have been working on preparing a budget to keep public services going," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Salwai met with Vurobaravu on Friday after the Council of Ministers, which is appointed by the prime minister, recommended parliament’s dissolution, the Vanuatu Daily Post reported Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
"Today, at the Council of Ministers, we adopted the minimum hourly rate, which in 2024 will be 27.70 zlotys," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a news conference.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Congress and the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. to fund a search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the hard part.'
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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