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<p><b>Minister of state</b> is a designation for a <a href="page.php?w=government_minister">government minister</a>, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an <a href="page.php?w=honorific">honorific</a> conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior ministers. Conversely, in the United Kingdom and several other <a href="page.php?w=Commonwealth_of_Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries, "minister of state" is a junior rank, subordinate to a minister of higher rank. Finally, in</p><p>
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