undersecretary

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 commissioner, county supervisor, elder, headman, induna, legislator, lord mayor, magistrate, maire, mayor, minister, minister of state, portreeve, reeve, secretary, secretary of state, selectman, supervisor, syndic, warden

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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 Date: 1687 a secretary immediately subordinate to a principal secretary < undersecretary of health > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • undersecretary — noun An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet …   Wiktionary

  • 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

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