parliamentary under secretary

par·lia·men·ta·ry un·der·sec·re·ta·ry
UK/ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndəˌsɛkɹətɹi/US/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndɚˌsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounparliamentary under secretary (plural parliamentary under secretaries)

plural parliamentary under secretaries · alternative parliamentary under-secretary · alternative Parliamentary Under-Secretary

  1. governmentA 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.

Origin

From parliamentary + under secretary.

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Translations

French sous-secrétaire d'État parlementaire
  • sous-secrétaire d'État parlementairejunior minister assisting a Secretary of State
German parlamentarischer Staatssekretär
  • parlamentarischer Staatssekretärjunior minister assisting a Secretary of State
Italian sottosegretario di Stato parlamentare
  • sottosegretario di Stato parlamentarejunior minister assisting a Secretary of State
Japanese 大臣政務官
  • 大臣政務官junior minister assisting a Secretary of State
Russian парла́ментский статс-секрета́рь, мла́дший замести́тель мини́стра
  • парла́ментский статс-секрета́рь (parlámentskij stats-sekretárʹ)junior minister assisting a Secretary of State
  • мла́дший замести́тель мини́стра (mládšij zamestítelʹ minístra)junior minister assisting a Secretary of State
Spanish subsecretario parlamentario
  • subsecretario parlamentariojunior minister assisting a Secretary of State
Welsh is-ysgrifennydd seneddol
  • is-ysgrifennydd seneddoljunior minister assisting a Secretary of State
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Chicago

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