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un·der·sec·re·tar·y

(ŭn′dər-sĕk′rə-tĕr′ē)

n. pl. un·der·sec·re·tar·ies

An official directly subordinate to a member of a cabinet.

un′der·sec′re·tar′i·at (-târ′ē-ĭt) n.

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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

ˌunderˈsecretaryˌship n

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Noun

undersecretary - a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government

secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government

Translations

sottosegretario

undersecretary

[ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ] n → sottosegretario

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