Supreme Council
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Supreme Council may refer to:
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In culture:
- Supreme Council of AntiquitiesSupreme Council of AntiquitiesThe Supreme Council of Antiquities is the branch of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture responsible for the conservation, protection and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt...
, part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture - Supreme Council of Ethnikoi HellenesSupreme Council of Ethnikoi HellenesThe Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes , commonly known as YSEE, is a non-profit umbrella organisation in Greece established in 1997 to defend and restore the ethnic, polytheistic, Hellenic tradition, religion and way in contemporary Greek society...
, an umbrella organisation in Greece established in 1997
In Freemasonry
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
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- Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA), senior of two governing bodies of the Scottish RiteScottish RiteThe Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry , commonly known as simply the Scottish Rite, is one of several Rites of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry...
of Freemasonry in the United States. The other is the Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction. Other Supreme Councils have jurisdiction in other parts of the world.
In Islam:
- Islamic Supreme Council of AmericaIslamic Supreme Council of AmericaThe Islamic Supreme Council of America is a Muslim religious organization in the United States.The ISCA strives to integrate traditional scholarship in resolving contemporary issues affecting the maintenance of Islamic beliefs in a modern, secular society...
, a Muslim religious organization in the United States - Supreme Muslim CouncilSupreme Muslim CouncilThe Supreme Muslim Council was the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandate Palestine under British control. It was established to create an advisory body composed of Muslims and Christians with whom the High Commissioner could consult...
, the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Palestine under British control
In military:
- Supreme War CouncilSupreme War CouncilThe Supreme War Council was a central command created by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to coordinate Allied military strategy during World War I. It was founded in 1917, and was based in Versailles...
, a central command created by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to coordinate Allied military strategy during World War I - Supreme War Council (Japan)Supreme War Council (Japan)The Supreme War Council was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan to further strengthen the authority of the state. Its first leader was Yamagata Aritomo , a Chōshū native who has been credited with the founding of the modern Japanese army and was to...
, a council that was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan
In politics:
- Country Defense Supreme Council (Romania), the autonomous administrative authority in Romania
- Supreme Council for National ReconstructionSupreme Council for National ReconstructionThe Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, initially named the Revolutionary Committee, was a military junta that oversaw the government of South Korea from May 16, 1961 until the inauguration of the Third Republic of South Korea in 1963...
, a group of Korean officials - Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in IraqSupreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in IraqThe Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq is an Iraqi political party. Its political support comes from the country's Shi'a Muslim community. Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim; afterwards it was led by the ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz...
, an Iraqi political party - Supreme Council of KyrgyzstanSupreme Council of KyrgyzstanThe Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan is the unicameral Parliament of Kyrgyzstan. It has 120 seats with members elected for a five-year term by party-list proportional voting.-History:...
, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan - Supreme Council of the Republic of GeorgiaSupreme Council of the Republic of GeorgiaThe Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia was the highest unicameral legislative body in Georgia elected in the first democratic, multiparty elections in the Caucasus in October 1990 while the country was still part of the Soviet Union. The Council presided over the declaration of Georgia’s...
, the first National Parliament of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era - Supreme Council of State of Siam, (now defunct) a body of advisors to King PrajadhipokPrajadhipokPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Prajadhipok Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VII was the seventh monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of the country. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to huge political...
of Siam from 1925 to 1932. - Supreme Council (Soviet) of the USSR, the national legislature of the former Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. - Supreme Council (Soviet) of the Russian FederationSupreme Soviet of RussiaThe Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR in 1938–1990; in 1990–1993 it was a permanent parliament, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation.The Supreme Soviet of...
, former national legislature of Russia (1938—1993). - Supreme Council of UkraineVerkhovna RadaThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
, the parliament of Ukraine - Supreme Council of CrimeaVerkhovna Rada of CrimeaThe Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is the 100-member unicameral parliament of the Ukrainian territory the Autonomous Republic of Crimea...
, the parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine - Supreme Electoral CouncilSupreme Electoral CouncilThe Supreme Electoral Council is an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing elections in Nicaragua....
, an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing elections in Nicaragua - Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaThe Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania comprised the executive branch of the Pennsylvania State government between 1777 and 1790...
, a council that represented the executive branch of the Pennsylvania State government prior to the adoption of the 1790 constitution - Supreme Privy CouncilSupreme Privy CouncilThe Supreme Privy Council of Imperial Russia was founded on 8 February 1726 as a body of advisors to Catherine I.Originally, the council included six members — Alexander Menshikov, Fyodor Apraksin, Gavrila Golovkin, Andrey Osterman, Peter Tolstoy, and Dmitry Galitzine. Several months later,...
, a body of advisors to Catherine I - Ukrainian Supreme Liberation CouncilUkrainian Supreme Liberation CouncilUkrainian Supreme Liberation Council was a Ukrainian political organisation formed in July 1944.UHVR united Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Ukrainian Insurgent Army . After the end of the Second World War, the council co-ordinated resistance efforts in Soviet-occupied Ukraine...
, a Ukrainian political organisation formed in July 1944
In other fields:
- Supreme Council for WomenSupreme Council for WomenThe Supreme Council for Women is Bahrain’s advisory body to the government on women's issues. It is chaired by Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the wife of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa...
, Bahrain’s advisory body to the government on women's issues - Supreme Council of ICT of IranSupreme Council of ICT of IranSCICT is the main council in Iran for ICT affairs. SCICT is managed by Nasrollah Jahangard.The first form of ICT in Iran was the fax in 1988, and then the computer. Now Iran itself develops ICT. Iranian universities are connected to a gigabit ethernet backbone. Computers have not yet reached all...
, the main council in Iran for ICT affairs - Supreme National Security CouncilSupreme National Security CouncilSupreme National Security Council is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of which is Saeed Jalili. This institution was founded during the 1989 revision of the constitution...
, the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran