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undersecretary

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un·der·sec·re·tar·y  (ndr-skr-tr)
n. pl. un·der·sec·re·tar·ies
An official directly subordinate to a member of a cabinet.
under·secre·tari·at (-târ-t) n.
undersecretary [ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ]
n pl -taries
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain)
a.  any of various senior civil servants in certain government departments
b.  short for undersecretary of state: any of various high officials subordinate only to the minister in charge of a department
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a high government official subordinate only to the secretary in charge of a department
undersecretaryship  n
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Noun1.undersecretary - a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of governmentundersecretary - a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government
secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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undersecretary [ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ] n → sottosegretario
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