under secretary

or un·der·sec·re·tar·y

[ uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-ee ]

/ ˈʌn dərˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i /

noun (often initial capital letters)

an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Origin of under secretary

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby under secretary

underscore, undersea, underseal, underseas, undersecretariat, under secretary, undersell, underservant, underserve, underset, undersexed

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Example sentences from the Web for under secretary

"The reflection of clouds overhead," pronounced the Under-Secretary, dogmatically, glancing upward.
The Invader|Margaret L. Woods
He seemed quite pained when the Under-Secretary suggested he had forgotten anything.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
Sent afterwards to France on a special mission he had been retained to serve as an under-secretary of the Peace Congress.
The Camp Fire Girls in Glorious France|Margaret Vandercook
The power of an Under-Secretary is very small, but what he could do, he would.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook

Stumm flung up his arms and cursed, and the Under-Secretary laughed.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for under secretary

undersecretary

/ (ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ) /

noun plural -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

Derived forms of undersecretary

undersecretaryship, noun

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单词	under secretary
释义	under secretary or un·der·sec·re·tar·y [ uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-ee ] / ˈʌn dərˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i / noun (often initial capital letters) an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury. Origin of under secretary First recorded in 1680–90 Words nearby under secretary underscore, undersea, underseal, underseas, undersecretariat, under secretary, undersell, underservant, underserve, underset, undersexed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for under secretary "The reflection of clouds overhead," pronounced the Under-Secretary, dogmatically, glancing upward. The Invader\|Margaret L. Woods He seemed quite pained when the Under-Secretary suggested he had forgotten anything. The American Egypt\|Channing Arnold Sent afterwards to France on a special mission he had been retained to serve as an under-secretary of the Peace Congress. The Camp Fire Girls in Glorious France\|Margaret Vandercook The power of an Under-Secretary is very small, but what he could do, he would. The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2\|Edward Tyas Cook Stumm flung up his arms and cursed, and the Under-Secretary laughed. Greenmantle\|John Buchan British Dictionary definitions for under secretary undersecretary / (ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ) / noun plural -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 Derived forms of undersecretary undersecretaryship, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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