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Noun: undersecretary  ,ún-du(r)'sek-ru,te-ree [N. Amer], ,ún-du(r)'sek-ru-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. A secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government
    "The undersecretary of state attended the diplomatic meeting on behalf of her superior"

Derived forms: undersecretaries

Type of: secretary

Encyclopedia: Undersecretary