- undersecretary
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noun
Date: 1687
a secretary immediately subordinate to a principal secretary <undersecretary of health>
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undersecretary
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Undersecretary — Un der*sec re*ta*ry, n. A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undersecretary — [un΄dərsek′rə ter΄ē] n. pl. undersecretaries an assistant secretary: in U.S. government, under secretary * * * un·der·sec·re·tar·y (ŭn dər sĕkʹrə tĕr ē) n. pl. un·der·sec·re·tar·ies An official directly subordinate to a member of a cabinet. un… … Universalium
undersecretary — ► NOUN (pl. undersecretaries) 1) (in the UK) a junior minister or senior civil servant. 2) (in the US) the principal assistant to a member of the cabinet … English terms dictionary
undersecretary — [un΄dərsek′rə ter΄ē] n. pl. undersecretaries an assistant secretary: in U.S. government, under secretary … English World dictionary
Undersecretary — An undersecretary is an executive government official in many countries, frequently a career public servant, who typically acts as a senior administrator or second in command to a politically appointed Cabinet Minister or other government… … Wikipedia
undersecretary — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈsekrət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌʌndərˈsekrəˌterɪ] noun [countable] Word forms undersecretary : singular undersecretary plural undersecretaries in the US, an important government official whose rank is below secretary a) in the UK, a junior… … English dictionary
undersecretary — noun An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet … Wiktionary
undersecretary — Synonyms and related words: alderman, archon, bailie, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, chancellor, city councilman, city father, city manager, commissar, commissioner, councillor, councilman, councilwoman, county… … Moby Thesaurus
undersecretary — un|der|sec|re|ta|ry [ˌʌndəˈsekrətəri US ˈʌndərˌsekrəteri] n plural undersecretaries 1.) a very important official in a US government department who is one position in rank below the ↑secretary 2.) a minister in a British government department,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
undersecretary — un|der|sec|re|tar|y [ ,ʌndər sekrə,teri ] noun count in the U.S., an important government official whose rank is below secretary a. in the U.K., a junior government official in a government department b. in the U.K., a senior CIVIL SERVANT… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
