См. также: count towards, court appearance, course of lectures, counter-compliment
A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executives advisory body associated with a head of state. In some countries it also has a function as a supreme administrative court and sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council. (Wikipedia)
He was rewarded on 16 April 1660 when the council of state outlawed all news-books except his pair. (Longman English Dictionary)
