noun
government-paid secretary
A secretary whose salary is paid by the government, typically assigned to a politician or public official.
国会議員には公設秘書がつく。
Diet members are assigned a government-paid secretary.
秘書 is a general secretary, while 公設秘書 specifically refers to a secretary whose salary is publicly funded.
Compound of 公設 (publicly established) and 秘書 (secretary).