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deputy minister

British  

noun

  1. (in Canada) the senior civil servant in a government department

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Welsh government's deputy minister for public and preventative health Nerys Evans called it a "heat emergency".

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, Shen Yu-chung, deputy minister of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, which handles relations involving Beijing, said Monday that the Chinese actions were a new kind of “gray zone” activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

“I think it’s too early to predict what will happen,” said Sri Lanka’s deputy minister of information, Kaushalya Ariyarathne.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

On Monday, she sacked his wife, Camilla Fabri, who served as deputy minister for international communication.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

“It’s a disgrace,” charged the deputy minister of defense, shattering his glasses on the table.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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