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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE

Under-Secretary of State  [ˈʌndəˌsekrətərɪ əv steɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE

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Under-Secretary of State is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the government of the United Kingdom, junior to both a Minister of State and a Secretary of State. Having been an under secretary in Macmillan's 1957-1963 Conservative government, the Duke of Devonshire noted "No one who hasn't been a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State has any conception of how unimportant a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State is". The position should not be confused with a Permanent Under Secretary of State - commonly referred to as a Permanent Secretary - who is the chief civil servant in a Government department.

Definition of Under-Secretary of State in the English dictionary

The definition of Under-Secretary of State in the dictionary is any of various high officials subordinate only to the minister in charge of a department.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE


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constate
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dictate
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estate
ɪˈsteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
imitate
ˈɪmɪˌteɪt
interstate
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lactate
ˈlækteɪt
meditate
ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt
out-of-state
ˈaʊtəvˌsteɪt
outstate
ˌaʊtˈsteɪt
prostate
ˈprɒsteɪt
reinstate
ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt
restate
riːˈsteɪt
rotate
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state
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Tate
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testate
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upstate
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WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE

Buckeye State
Department of State
Empire State
Free State
Garden State
Golden State
home State
Irish Free State
Keystone State
Mountain State
North-Central State
Ocean State
Orange Free State
Palmetto State
Peach State
Prairie State
real estate
reasons of State
Silver State
Slave State
Sunshine State

Synonyms and antonyms of Under-Secretary of State in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Under-Secretary of State» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

副国务卿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Subsecretario de Estado
570 millions of speakers

English

Under-Secretary of State
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंडर विदेश मंत्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وكيل وزارة الخارجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Под - госсекретаря
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sub- Secretário de Estado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধীন সচিব রাজ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sous-secrétaire d´ État
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setiausaha Negara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Under- Secretary of State
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンダー国務長官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밑에 국무 장관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekretaris Negara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Theo thư ký của Nhà nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாநில செயலாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राज्याच्या अंतर्गत सचिव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dışişleri Bakanlığı Müsteşarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sottosegretario di Stato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podsekretarz Stanu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Под- держсекретаря
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sub - secretar de stat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Under- Secretary of State
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Onder - Sekretaris van die staat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Understatssekreterare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Under- Secretary of State
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE»

Discover the use of Under-Secretary of State in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Under-Secretary of State and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
National Declassification Center Prioritization Plan
For Management, Management Operations, Subject Files, 1940- 1969) (M/MO, Under Secretary Of State For Management, Management Operations, Subject Files, 1961- 1968) (M/MO, Under Secretary Of State For Management, Management ...
Michael J. Kurtz
2
U.S. Department of State: A Reference History
... Germany, and Great Britain, Liaison Officer to China — Peking, Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Under Secretary of State); Clarence D. Dillon (Ambassador to France and three appointments as Under Secretary); ...
Elmer Plischke, 1999
3
The Struggle for Canadian Copyright: Imperialism to ...
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs A.D.P. Heeney to Under-Secretary of State Charles Stein, 26 July 1951, and reply, 14 August 1951, in LAC, RG103, vol  ...
Sara Bannerman, 2013
4
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007
The term ''Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs established under section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by section 611(a)(2) of  ...
5
The Royal Air Force - Volume 2: An Encyclopedia of the ...
3| March I930 Secretary of State for Air — Brigadier-General the Rt Hon. the Lord Thomson PC, CBE, DSO, psc Under-Secretary of State for Air — F. Montague Esq, MP Chief of the Air Staff — Air Chief Marshal Sir 10hn Salmond KCB, CMG,  ...
Ian Philpott, 1
6
The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, 1945-1963
Memorandum by J. Ross to the Secretary of State, November 4, 1946, FRUS, 1946, 1:989; Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State, November 7, 1946, ibid., 1001; Minutes of Meeting of the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy, November ...
David Tal, 2008
7
United States Code 2012 Edition
856, established positions in Department of State of Deputy Secretary of State, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Under Secretary of State for Management, and Assistant ...
8
The British Administrative System: Principles Versus Practice
... Secretary (G1) Permanent Secretary (G1) Permanent Under-Secretary of State (G1) Permanent Secretary (G1) Permanent Under-Secretary of State (G1) Grade 1 Permanent Under Secretary of State (G1) Permanent Secretary (G1) Principal ...
Grant Jordan, 2002
9
Reporting the Raj: The British Press and India, C. 1880-1922
92 Lytton: Under Secretary of State 1920-22; Dukes: Permanent Under Secretary of State 1919-24; Seton: Assistant Under Secretary of State 1919, Deputy Under Secretary of State 1924-33; Hose: retired ICS, at India Office 1916-26. 93 Minute  ...
Chandrika Kaul, 2003
10
Congressional Record, V. 151, Pt. 12, July 14 to July 22, 2005
(a) Codification of Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. — Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended — (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and ...
Congress

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