ˌminister of ˈstate BrE AmE 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
ˌminister of ˈstate BrE AmE 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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012