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Minister of State

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Minister of State

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Legal/Politics

法政

Legal / Politics

释义

名词

新加坡地位次于部长、高于政务次长的政治领袖。

DEFINITION

Noun

A political leader senior in rank to Parliamentary Secretaries but junior to full Ministers.

由来
  • 按照被委派任职的政府部门，政务部长（Minister of State）的职务主要是协助该部门的部长。
  • 除了政务部长，还有高级政务部长（Senior Minister of State）。

ETYMOLOGY
  • Ministers of State are appointed to assist the Ministers of the respective ministries.
  • Other than the Minister of State, there is also the role of Senior Minister of State.

例句
政治观察家认为，在即将宣布的内阁改组，两名副总理张志贤和尚达曼或受委为资政，而多名年轻政务次长和政务部长被点名，有潜质升为政务部长或部长。（《新明日报》， 23/4/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Political observers believe that in the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, the two Deputy Prime Ministers, Mr Teo Chee Hean and Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, may be appointed Senior Ministers. Many young Parliamentary Secretaries and Ministers of State are also thought to be in line for promotion to Ministers of State and full Ministers. (Shin Min Daily News, 23/4/2019)
参考资料
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