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undersecretary

un·der sec·re·tar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-ee]
    • /ˈʌn dərˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i/
    • /ˌʌn.dəˈsek.rə.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-ee]
    • /ˈʌn dərˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i/

Definitions of undersecretary word

  • noun undersecretary an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury. 1
  • countable noun undersecretary An undersecretary is a senior official with an important post in a government department. 0
  • noun undersecretary any of various senior civil servants in certain government departments 0
  • noun undersecretary short for undersecretary of state: any of various high officials subordinate only to the minister in charge of a department 0
  • noun undersecretary (in the US) a high government official subordinate only to the secretary in charge of a department 0
  • noun undersecretary an assistant secretary 0
See all 7 definitions of undersecretary

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Origin of undersecretary

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90

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Parts of speech for Undersecretary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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undersecretary popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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