council of state
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of council of state
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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IVF can cost between $12,000 and $17,000 without including pharmaceutical expenses, according to the National Council of State Legislatures; including medications, it is closer to $25,000.
From Salon
A candidate in the upcoming Portuguese presidential elections has announced recently that he would like to have Ronaldo on his Council of State if elected, but that can be ruled out.
From BBC
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated definitions to better understand the tick-borne disease.
From Seattle Times
He pointed to intransigence by Dbeibah, Hifter, speaker of the eastern-based House of Representatives Agila Saleh and by Mohamed Takala, president of the High Council of State which has played a key role over the country’s election laws.
From Seattle Times
He was chairman of the Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan policy and advocacy group, in 1996.
From Seattle Times
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