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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: undersecretary /ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ/ n ( pl -taries)- (in Britain) any of various senior civil servants in certain government departments
- short for undersecretary of state: any of various high officials subordinate only to the minister in charge of a department
- (in the US) a high government official subordinate only to the secretary in charge of a department
ˈun•der ˌsec•re•tar•y or ˈun•derˌsec•re•tar•y, n. - Government[countable* often: Under Secretary or Undersecretary] a government official who ranks below a principal secretary.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un′der sec′retary, (often caps.)- Governmentan official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet:Under Secretary of the Treasury.
Also, un′der•sec′re•tar•y. |