parliamentary secretary

collocation in English

meaningsofparliamentaryandsecretary

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parliamentary
adjective
uk
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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secretary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsek.rə.tər.i/us
/ˈsek.rə.ter.i/
someone who works in an office, writing letters, making phone calls, and arranging meetings for a person or for ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandsecretaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparliamentary secretary

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They are lucky if they have contact with aparliamentarysecretary.
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I do not believe that that is simply aparliamentarysecretary.
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I know that he is in correspondence with myparliamentarysecretaryabout it.
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However, if aparliamentarysecretarywishes to have interviews, let them be proper interviews.
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Since 1987 there have been three ministers of state and oneparliamentarysecretary.
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Noparliamentarysecretaryis a dogsbody today.
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During his time in the provincial assembly, he wasparliamentarysecretaryto several provincial cabinet ministers.
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Patterson was promoted to the shadow ministry in 1990 as aparliamentarysecretary.
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After the 2005 election, he was elevated to the ministry, although he had served as aparliamentarysecretarysince the 2001 election.
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This is roughly equal to aparliamentarysecretary(25%).
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From 1989 to 1990, she served as aparliamentarysecretary.
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Ur was never appointed as aparliamentarysecretary.
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He held a number of shadow ministries until 1999 and was aparliamentarysecretaryuntil 2006.
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In the provincial assembly, he served asparliamentarysecretaryto several ministers.
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Three new ministers were appointed from amongst theparliamentarysecretaryranks, and three new secretaries were appointed to replace them.
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He held portfolios in the federal government, such as,parliamentarysecretaryand standing committee chairman during his tenure.
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Later that year he relinquished his front bench role, and remained on the backbench until his appointment as aparliamentarysecretaryin 1995.
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He served as aparliamentarysecretaryfrom 1990 to 1991.
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