n
a senior officer in the British Civil Service who often has the job of advising a government minister:
the Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Office
Compare parliamentary secretary .
n
a senior officer in the British Civil Service who often has the job of advising a government minister:
the Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Office
Compare parliamentary secretary .
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005