the King-in-Council
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The King-in-Council is the constitutional mechanism by which the monarch exercises executive authority on the advice of the government, typically through the cabinet or privy council.
All labels observed (13)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional mechanism
ⓘ
executive authority mechanism ⓘ monarchical institution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the King-in-Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown-in-Council
the King-in-Council ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch-in-Council
the King-in-Council ⓘ
surface form:
Sovereign-in-Council
|
| appliesTo | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| basedOn |
advice of cabinet
ⓘ
advice of ministers ⓘ advice of privy council ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
binding legal effect
ⓘ
formal exercise of royal authority ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | formal source of executive acts ⓘ |
| constrains | personal discretion of the monarch ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
King-in-Court
ⓘ
King-in-Parliament ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
cabinet
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
privy council
|
| embodiesPrinciple |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ |
| evolvedFrom | medieval royal council ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | modern cabinet government ⓘ |
| exercises | executive authority ⓘ |
| hasForm |
the King-in-Council
self-link
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surface form:
King-in-Council
|
| hasJurisdictionOver | executive functions of the state ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | royal council of the sovereign ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
orders-in-council
ⓘ
royal decrees (in some realms) ⓘ |
| implies | monarch acts on advice ⓘ |
| legalExpressionOf | executive power of the Crown ⓘ |
| legalFormOf | executive decisions of the monarch ⓘ |
| limits | direct personal rule by the monarch ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cabinet
ⓘ
Royal prerogative of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Crown prerogative
Privy Council ⓘ executive branch ⓘ |
| requires |
ministerial advice
ⓘ
ministerial responsibility ⓘ |
| typicalIn |
Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
Westminster-style systems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exercising prerogative powers
ⓘ
implementing legislation ⓘ issuing orders-in-council ⓘ making certain appointments ⓘ making proclamations ⓘ making regulations ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government)
this entity surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom on First Minister's advice
this entity surface form:
Governor-General in Council
this entity surface form:
King-in-Council (historical)
this entity surface form:
Governor in Council
this entity surface form:
King-in-Council of England
this entity surface form:
Crown-in-Council
this entity surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
Crown-in-Council
this entity surface form:
British Crown in Council
this entity surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom in Council
subject surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
King-in-Council
subject surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
Crown-in-Council
subject surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
Sovereign-in-Council
subject surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
Monarch-in-Council
this entity surface form:
King-in-Council
this entity surface form:
King in Council of the United Kingdom