noun
pl. -·tar·ies an assistant secretary: in U.S. government, under secretary
undersecretary
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undersecretary
noun
pl. un·der·sec·re·tar·iesAn official directly subordinate to a member of a cabinet.
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- un′der·sec′re·tar′i·at
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Noun
(plural undersecretaries)
- An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet
Origin
under- +"Ž secretary
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