Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junior minister

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: ju-nior min-is-ter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a member of a legislative body who holds a position in government below cabinet level, i.e. reporting to the head of a department, not the prime minister or head of government

Example Sentences

"The junior minister Nadine Morano, who recently said Dati had been served a political career "on a golden platter", suggested she go back to her roots and run in rural Burgundy, where she grew up in a poor family of 11 children."
"One junior minister failed to see why main lines could not simply be turned into motorways and be done with it."

Inflected Forms

junior ministers (plural)

Questions

What does junior minister mean?: a member of a legislative body who holds a position in government below cabinet level, i.e. reporting to the head of a department, not the prime minister or head of government

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