Editing Council of state

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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>

==Modern==
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Council of State (Belgium)|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
*{{flagicon|China}} [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|Chinese State Council]] is the country's highest executive body
*{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Council of State of Colombia|Colombian Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuban Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Danish Council of State]] is similar to a privy council with a largely ceremonial role 
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[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
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egyptian Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finnish Government]] is literally referred to as council of state in Finnish ({{Lang|fi|valtioneuvosto}}) and Swedish ({{Lang|sv|statsrådet}})
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Council of State (France)|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
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Council of State (Ghana)|Ghanaian Council of State]] advises the [[President of Ghana]] in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers 
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Council of State (Greece)|Greek Council of State]] is the supreme administrative court of Greece and also examines all presidential decrees before they are issued
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Council of State (Ireland)|Irish Council of State]] advises the [[President of Ireland]] in the exercise of most of his/her reserve powers
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian Council of State]] is a legal and administrative consultative body that ensures the legality of public administration.
*{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Council of State of Luxembourg|Luxembourg Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Council of State (Nigeria)|Nigerian Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|North Carolina}} [[North Carolina Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norwegian Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[State Council of South Korea|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
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Council of State (Sweden)|Swedish Council of State]] (1975-present)
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippine Council of State]]
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese Council of State]] is an advisory body of the [[President of Portugal|President of the Republic]]
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Council of State of Thailand|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
*{{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} [[Council of State (Timor-Leste)|East Timorese Council of State]] is the political advisory body of the [[President of Timor-Leste]]
*{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish Council of State]] is the supreme court for administrative justice

==Defunct==
*{{flagicon|Empire of Brazil}} [[Council of State of the Empire of Brazil|Brazilian Empire's Council of State]] (1822–1889)
*{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} [[Council of State (Myanmar)|Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma]] (1974-1988)
*{{flagicon|Cambodia|1979}} [[People's Republic of Kampuchea#The Council of State|Council of State of the People's Republic of Kampuchea]] (1981–1993)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chilean Council of State]] (1976–1980)
*{{flagicon|Commonwealth_of_England}} [[English Council of State]] (1649–1660)
*{{flagicon|East Germany}} [[State Council of the German Democratic Republic]] (1960–1990)
*{{flagicon|British India}} [[Council of State (India)|Indian Council of State]] (1919–1947)
*{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1987}} [[Ethiopian Council of State]] (1987–1991)
*{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Provisional State Council|Israeli Provisional State Council]] (1948–1949)
*{{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Daijō-kan|Japanese Great Council of State]] (689–1885)
*{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Liberian Council of State]] was an interim governing body in the mid-1990s
*{{flagicon|Manchukuo}} [[General Affairs State Council|Manchukuon General Affairs State Council]] (1934–1945)
*{{flagicon|Principality_of_Montenegro}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Montenegrin Council of State|sr|3=Државни савјет Краљевине Црне Горе|WD=}} (1879–1905)
*{{flagicon|Ottoman_Empire}} [[Council of State (Ottoman Empire)|Ottoman Council of State]] (1868–1922)
*{{flagicon|Qajar Iran|variant=1849}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Persian Council of State|fa|3=شورای دولتی ایران|WD=}} (1858–)
*{{flagicon|Poland|1815}} Poland:
**[[Council of State (Kingdom of Poland)|Polish Kingdom's Council of State]] (1815-1915) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} 
**[[Provisional Council of State]] (1917)
**[[Polish Council of State]] (1947–1989)
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[State Council of Romania|Romanian State Council]] (1961–1989)
*{{flagicon|Thailand|1916}} [[Supreme Council of State of Siam|Siamese Supreme Council of State]] (1925–1932)
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[King in Council (Sweden)|Swedish Council of State]] (1809–1974)
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[:fr:Conseil d'État (Tunisie)|Tunisian Council of State]] (1959–2014)
*{{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Vietnamese Council of State]] (1980–1992)

==See also==
* [[Council of State Governments]]
* [[State Council (disambiguation)|State Council]]
* [[Council of Ministers]]
* [[Privy council]]
* [[Counsellor of State]]

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