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parliamentary under secretary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndəˌsɛkɹətɹi/ (UK)
  • /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndɚˌsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/ (US)

Etymology

From parliamentary + under secretary.

Meanings

  1. A junior minister in certain government systems, particularly in the United Kingdom, who assists a senior minister (the Secretary of State) and represents the department in parliament.
    • The newly appointed parliamentary under secretary answered questions regarding the new infrastructure policy in the House of Commons.

Forms

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary alternative lexicographic
parliamentary under-secretary alternative lexicographic
parliamentary under secretaries Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (8)

it sottosegretario di Stato parlamentare (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · cy is-ysgrifennydd seneddol (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · ru парла́ментский статс-секрета́рь (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · fr sous-secrétaire d'État parlementaire (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · de parlamentarischer Staatssekretär (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · es subsecretario parlamentario (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · ja 大臣政務官 (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State) · ru мла́дший замести́тель мини́стра (junior minister assisting a Secretary of State)