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Acouncil of state is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction.[1] It may be the formal name for thecabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with ahead of state.[2] In some countries it functions as asupreme administrative court[3] and is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of aprivy council.[4][5]
Belgian Council of State is a judicial and advisory body that assists the executive with obligatory legal advice on each draft law and is the supreme court for administrative justice
Chinese State Council is the country's highest executive body
Colombian Council of State
Cuban Council of State
Danish Council of State is similar to a privy council with a largely ceremonial role
Dutch Council of State is an advisory body that consists of one or two members of the royal family and other members appointed by the Crown
Egyptian Council of State
Finnish Government is literally referred to as council of state in Finnish (valtioneuvosto) and Swedish (statsrådet)
French Council of State is a judicial and advisory body. It assists the executive with legal advice and is the supreme court for administrative justice
Ghanaian Council of State advises thePresident of Ghana in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers
Greek Council of State is the supreme administrative court of Greece and also examines all presidential decrees before they are issued
Irish Council of State advises thePresident of Ireland in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers
Italian Council of State is a legal and administrative consultative body that ensures the legality of public administration.
Luxembourg Council of State
Nigerian Council of State
North Carolina Council of State
Norwegian Council of State
South Korean State Council is a national council constituted by South Korean cabinet, constitutionally empowered to deliberate important policies of executive branch of South Korean government
Spanish Council of State
Swedish Council of State (1975-present)
Philippine Council of State
Portuguese Council of State is an advisory body of thePresident of the Republic
Thai Council of State advises the executive branch on legal matters and until the establishment of the administrative courts in 1999, it also served as the supreme administrative court
East Timorese Council of State is the political advisory body of thePresident of Timor-Leste
Turkish Council of State is the supreme court for administrative justice
Brazilian Empire's Council of State (1822–1889)
Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974-1988)
Council of State of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1981–1993)
Chilean Council of State (1976–1980)
English Council of State (1649–1660)
State Council of the German Democratic Republic (1960–1990)
Indian Council of State (1919–1947)
Ethiopian Council of State (1987–1991)
Israeli Provisional State Council (1948–1949)
Japanese Great Council of State (689–1885)
Liberian Council of State was an interim governing body in the mid-1990s
Manchukuon General Affairs State Council (1934–1945)
Montenegrin Council of State [sr] (1879–1905)
Ottoman Council of State (1868–1922)
Persian Council of State [fa] (1858–)
Poland:
Romanian State Council (1961–1989)
Siamese Supreme Council of State (1925–1932)Swedish Council of State (1809–1974)
Tunisian Council of State (1959–2014)
Vietnamese Council of State (1980–1992)