PC, noun2

Origin:
Initial letters of President’s Council.
historical
A journalistic abbreviation for President’s Council. Also attributive.
1981 N. Fransman in Cape Times 27 June 1Three top officials..had appeared before the PC in their ‘private capacities’ and had engaged in a question-and-answer session with the PC’s Economic Affairs Committee.
1983 N. West in Sunday Times 18 Sept. 1The present totally-nominated PC consists of 43 whites, 12 coloureds, four Indians and one Chinese.
1987 J. Le May in Weekly Mail 19 June 3President’s Council recommendations..are acknowledged as a clear guide to government thinking. Legislation frequently follows PC recommendations.
1992 Weekend Post 24 Oct. 20PC to bulldoze law that Parliament failed to pass.
A journalistic abbreviation for President’s Council. Also attributive.
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