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

under one's nose, under one's own steam, under one's skin, under pain of, under par, under secretary, under someone's spell, under someone's thumb, under someone's wing, under the aegis of, under the circumstances

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