| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Honorary Minister | Politics & International Affaires | Minister of State: works with Ministers in charge of departments with responsibility for specific functions and is sometimes given a title which reflects these particular functions. He may be given a seat in the Cabinet and paid accordingly (1). Privy Councilor: nowadays the main function of the Privy Council is to advise the Queen to approve Orders in Council. The Privy Council also advises the Crown on the issue of royal proclamations. The Council's own statutory responsibilities include powers of supervision over the registering bodies for the medical and allied professions. Apart from Cabinet Ministers who must be Privy Councilors, membership of the Council is accorded by the Sovereign on the recommendation of the Prime. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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