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单词 undersecretary
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Definition of undersecretary in English:

undersecretary

nounPlural 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:

undersecretary

nounˌəndərˈsekrəˌterēˌəndərˈsɛkrəˌtɛri
  • 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
 
 
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