council of state
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of council of state
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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According to the national council of state health secretaries at least 300 children aged 5 to 11 had died in Brazil from COVID-19 by the start of December.
From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2022
According to the national council of state health secretaries at least 300 children aged 5 to 11 had died in Brazil from Covid-19 by the start of December.
From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2022
The policy brief by the council of state nursing boards states that nursing education programs "are not obligated to provide substitute or alternate clinical experiences based on a student's request or vaccine preference."
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2021
Meantime, stocks of sedatives and other medications used in intensive care ran out in three states, according to a late-June report from Brazil’s council of state health secretariats.
From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2020
Appointed in 1872 professor of constitutional history and public law in the reorganized university of Strassburg, Geffcken became in 1880 a member of the council of state of Alsace-Lorraine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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