English Explanatory Dictionary

undersecretary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet
  2. An assistant or deputy secretary of a government department

Pronunciation

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Word forms

undersecretary undersecretaries

Etymology

From under- + secretary.

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