minister of state

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ˌminister of ˈstate noun [countable]  PGOa member of the government in Britain who has an important job in a government department but is not in charge of it 〔英国的〕国务大臣

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minister of state• One had even held an appointment under Heath as minister of state for Employment.• It is based north of Bolton, in the constituency of David Trippier, a DoE minister of state.

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minister of state
ˌminister of ˈstate noun [countable]
a member of the government in Britain who has an important job in a government department but is not in charge of it

Minister of StateBrE /ˌmɪnɪstər əv ˈsteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪnɪstər əv ˈsteɪt/ 🔊 nouna British government minister but not one who is in charge of a department （英国）国务大臣