subministerial en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + ministerial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Below the rank of minister.
Also, the United Nations envoy for Iraq should convene a contact group at the subministerial level that will meet regularly to determine whether specific agreements are being carried out.
2007 July 20, Zalmay Khalilzad, “Why the United Nations Belongs in Iraq”, in New York Times: