Phrase guide

parliamentary under secretary

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndəˌsɛkɹətɹi/
  • US: /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndɚˌsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • The newly appointed parliamentary under secretary answered questions regarding the new infrastructure policy in the House of Commons.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From parliamentary + under secretary.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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