council of state
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of council of state
First recorded in 1605–15
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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
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
According to Vitor Bento, a former treasury secretary and a member of the council of state, which advises Portugal's president, it is now clear the EU's "piecemeal" approach to indebted countries cannot work.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2013
Here's a profile of the man from Helena Smithin Athens: Greece's new prime minister Panaghiotis Pikrammenos is president of the country's top administrative court, the council of state.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2012
Most of the work of administration was centered in the conseil d'état, or council of state, which was the highest judicial tribunal.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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