governor's council
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of governor's council
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The governor's council was "pressured heavily" by North Star, Reinhart said, though the proposal faced pushback from disability rights advocates.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2022
The governor’s council was “pressured heavily” by North Star, Reinhart said, though the proposal faced pushback from disability rights advocates.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
Fees collected by internet customers who’ve paid to deactivate the digital block would be relayed to the state and allocated toward the governor’s council on human trafficking, according to the bill.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2018
After the overthrow of Calvert, he became a justice of the provincial court and then a member of the governor’s council.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2016
The council, however, was very large, had seventy-two members, and was more like an upper house of the Legislature than the usual colonial governor's council.
From The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware by Fisher, Sydney George
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