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Definition of undersecretary in English: undersecretarynounPlural undersecretariesʌndəˈsɛkrətriˌəndərˈsɛkrəˌtɛri A subordinate official, in particular (in the UK) a junior minister or senior civil servant, or (in the US) the principal assistant to a member of the cabinet. Example sentencesExamples - But she's concerned about a lack of funding for the undersecretary's office.
- After other parents had made similar allegations, the local member of parliament persuaded the undersecretary of state for health in the House of Lords that a government inquiry was required.
- His reward was a post as undersecretary in the Foreign Ministry.
- This guy works in the Pentagon as a deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
- At present, all Cabinet Ministers have several undersecretaries who are paid money on top of their remuneration as MPs.
- At 36, he served as assistant secretary of the Treasury and eventually became the first undersecretary of enforcement.
- The undersecretaries operate in individual portfolios - they're not just undersecretaries for the prime minister in general.
- There is one female ambassador and two female undersecretaries; however, no female judges or prosecutors
- She was an undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- He's the undersecretary for border and transportation security.
- The difference between congressional testimony from an undersecretary of defense and a major speech by the president of the United States is incalculable.
- He is the deputy assistant secretary - undersecretary for intelligence.
- Cabinet secretaries are undoubtedly senior, and some reporters extend the title to their deputies and undersecretaries.
- Congratulations on being designated the next undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
- The centerpiece of the Pentagon's campaign was the recent creation of a new undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
- Babe, why are you wasting your time with an assistant to a deputy secretary, when you could be with me, a deputy assistant undersecretary?
- The undersecretary brightened and even smiled.
Synonyms member of the government, political leader, cabinet minister, secretary of state, secretary, department head, privy counsellor, politician Definition of undersecretary in US English: undersecretarynounˌəndərˈsekrəˌterēˌəndərˈsɛkrəˌtɛri A subordinate official, in particular (in the US) the principal assistant to a member of the cabinet, or (in the UK) a junior minister or senior civil servant. Example sentencesExamples - Congratulations on being designated the next undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
- This guy works in the Pentagon as a deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
- After other parents had made similar allegations, the local member of parliament persuaded the undersecretary of state for health in the House of Lords that a government inquiry was required.
- Cabinet secretaries are undoubtedly senior, and some reporters extend the title to their deputies and undersecretaries.
- The undersecretaries operate in individual portfolios - they're not just undersecretaries for the prime minister in general.
- His reward was a post as undersecretary in the Foreign Ministry.
- Babe, why are you wasting your time with an assistant to a deputy secretary, when you could be with me, a deputy assistant undersecretary?
- The centerpiece of the Pentagon's campaign was the recent creation of a new undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
- The difference between congressional testimony from an undersecretary of defense and a major speech by the president of the United States is incalculable.
- At present, all Cabinet Ministers have several undersecretaries who are paid money on top of their remuneration as MPs.
- There is one female ambassador and two female undersecretaries; however, no female judges or prosecutors
- He is the deputy assistant secretary - undersecretary for intelligence.
- She was an undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- At 36, he served as assistant secretary of the Treasury and eventually became the first undersecretary of enforcement.
- The undersecretary brightened and even smiled.
- But she's concerned about a lack of funding for the undersecretary's office.
- He's the undersecretary for border and transportation security.
Synonyms member of the government, political leader, cabinet minister, secretary of state, secretary, department head, privy counsellor, politician |