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parliamentary under secretary

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

parliamentary under secretary 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.

Noun

parliamentary under secretary (plural parliamentary under secretaries)

  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 of parliamentary under secretary

pluralparliamentary under secretaries
alternative formparliamentary under-secretary
alternative formParliamentary Under-Secretary

Origin of parliamentary under secretary

From parliamentary + under secretary.

Questions about parliamentary under secretary

What does parliamentary under secretary mean?
Parliamentary under secretary means 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.
What part of speech is parliamentary under secretary?
Parliamentary under secretary is a noun.
How do you pronounce parliamentary under secretary?
Parliamentary under secretary is pronounced /ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndəˌsɛkɹətɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of parliamentary under secretary?
The plural of parliamentary under secretary is parliamentary under secretaries.

Words near parliamentary under secretary in the dictionary

  1. parliamentary republic
  2. parliamentary republics
  3. Parliamentary Secretary
  4. parliamentary train
  5. parliamentary trains
  6. parliamentary under secretary
  7. parliamentlike
  8. parliaments
  9. parlied
  10. Parlier
  11. Parliers

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