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{{refimprove|date=April 2020}} A '''council of state''' is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/council+of+state|title=Definition of COUNCIL OF STATE|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> It may be the formal name for the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a [[head of state]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/head-of-state|title=Head of state|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> In some countries it functions as a [[Administrative court|supreme administrative court]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vwgh.gv.at/english.html|title=Österreichischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - English Information|website=www.vwgh.gv.at|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> and is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a [[privy council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Council-of-State-Indian-government|title=Council of State {{!}} Indian government|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://login.ezproxy1.library.usyd.edu.au/login?qurl=https://www.cairn.info%2frevue-pouvoirs-2007-4-page-51.htm|title=Signing into eresources, The University of Sydney Library|website=login.ezproxy1.library.usyd.edu.au|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref>
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