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Meaning of "undersecretary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERSECRETARY

undersecretary  [ˌʌndəˈsɛkrətrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERSECRETARY

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undersecretary 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 UNDERSECRETARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 official. The title is used in many different political systems.

Definition of undersecretary in the English dictionary

The first definition of undersecretary in the dictionary is any of various senior civil servants in certain government departments. Other definition of undersecretary is short for undersecretary of state: any of various high officials subordinate only to the minister in charge of a department. Undersecretary is also a high government official subordinate only to the secretary in charge of a department.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERSECRETARY


barometry
bəˈrɒmətrɪ
barratry
ˈbærətrɪ
barretry
ˈbærətrɪ
bigotry
ˈbɪɡətrɪ
conservatory
kənˈsɜːvətrɪ
diffractometry
dɪˌfrækˈtɒmətrɪ
faggotry
ˈfæɡətrɪ
idolatry
aɪˈdɒlətrɪ
interferometry
ˌɪntəfɪəˈrɒmətrɪ
neuropsychiatry
ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ
papeterie
ˈpæpətrɪ
parrotry
ˈpærətrɪ
podiatry
pɒˈdaiətrɪ
polarimetry
ˌpəʊləˈrɪmətrɪ
psychiatry
saɪˈkaɪətrɪ
reflectometry
ˌriːflɛkˈtɒmətrɪ
secretary
ˈsɛkrətrɪ
spirometry
spaɪˈrɒmətrɪ
viscometry
vɪsˈkɒmətrɪ
zealotry
ˈzɛlətrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERSECRETARY

undersaturated
undersay
underscore
underscoring
underscrub
undersea
underseal
undersealing
underseas
undersecretaryship
undersell
underseller
undersense
underserved
underset
undersetting
undersexed
undershapen
undersheriff
undershirt

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERSECRETARY

assistant secretary
budgetary
Chief Secretary
cometary
company secretary
Deputy Secretary
dietary
elementary
executive secretary
foreign secretary
General Secretary
Home Secretary
interplanetary
monetary
nonproprietary
parliamentary private secretary
planetary
press secretary
proprietary
shadow Foreign Secretary
Treasury Secretary

Synonyms and antonyms of undersecretary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «undersecretary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERSECRETARY

Find out the translation of undersecretary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undersecretary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undersecretary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

副国务卿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subsecretario
570 millions of speakers

English

undersecretary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मंत्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وكيل و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заместитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subsecretário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহকারীর অধীনস্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-secrétaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

di bawah Setiausaha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Staatssekretär
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

次官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undersecretary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணைச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवर सचिव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müsteşar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottosegretario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podsekretarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заступник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subsecretar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο υφυπουργός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondersekretaris
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undersecretaryen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

statssekretær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undersecretary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERSECRETARY»

The term «undersecretary» is regularly used and occupies the 70.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERSECRETARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «undersecretary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «undersecretary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undersecretary

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QUOTES WITH «UNDERSECRETARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undersecretary.
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Irwin Redlener
Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERSECRETARY»

Discover the use of undersecretary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undersecretary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Philippines Government and Business Contacts Handbook
The Undersecretary shall exercise supervision over the operations of the following bureaus and offices: • News and Information Bureau • Bureau of Communications Services • Presidential News Desk • Philippines News Agency • Media ...
Ibp Usa, USA International Business Publications, 2007
2
United states code: Volume 4
(A) UNDERSECRETARY.—There is established within the Department of the Treasury, the Office of the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, who shall serve as the head of the OTFI, and shall report to the Secretary of the ...
3
Democratic Oversight and Reform of the Security Sector in ...
he was the Head of Security Board and was recruited a few months prior to Dou's appointment as undersecretary. In his book of memoirs Analysis (Analiz), Eymür mentions Dou's influence on Abas. Historically Controversial Points about the ...
Ümit Cizre, 2008
4
Mirrors
undersecretary, but was thrown out of the office, so he waited in the corridor until the his excellency passed. He threw himself at his feet, and theatrically declared he was responsible for a large family and his only connection after God was his ...
Najīb Maḥfūẓ, Sayf Wānlī, 1999
5
IRS Restructuring: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, ...
Congress should establish the position of Undersecretary of Taxation We concur in the assessment that Treasury oversight of the Service has been "limited and uncoordinated." We are concerned, however, that the House bill would not ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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Budget Of The United States Government, Fiscal Year 2006: ...
The Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes and the Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing shall report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the ...
‎2005
7
Encyclopedia of the American Short Story, 2-Volume Set, ...
Browning looks andthetwo men nod. "You knowhim?"the undersecretary asks. " Sure Iknowhim [from NewYork], but that doesn't mean I approveof him."But "you' renot one of our team,"the undersecretary observes" and"yetyou'dask mea favor.
EPUB 2-3
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United States Code, 2006, V. 20. Title 31, Money and ...
(B) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, which shall report directly to the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes. (C) The Office of Foreign Assets Control (in this section referred to as the "OFAC"), which shall ...
‎2009
9
Bombers, Hijackers, Body Scanners, and Jihadists
airports was the difficulty in detecting knives and other small sharp objects. The Association of Flight Attendants' representatives apparently either objected to the undersecretary's plans to permit these prohibited objects back on U.S. airliners, ...
Billie H. Vincent, 2012
10
United States Code, 1946 Edition
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following offices of the Department of the Treasury shall be within the OTFI: (A) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, which shall report directly to the Undersecretary ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, United States. Congress. House. Office of the Law Revision Counsel, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Revision of the Laws, 1947

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERSECRETARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undersecretary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Share “Obama plans to nominate Carson for...”
President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Oklahoma congressman Brad Carson to undersecretary for personnel and readiness at the Pentagon, the ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Top DoD adviser will be acting Army undersecretary
Eric Fanning, one of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's closest advisers, has been tapped to serve as acting undersecretary of the Army, the Defense ... «ArmyTimes.com, Jul 15»
3
Senate approves new VA health care chief
Dr. David Shulkin, president of the Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey, won approval as the VA's undersecretary for health by a voice vote Tuesday in the ... «NavyTimes.com, Jun 15»
4
Vickers Stepping Down as Undersecretary for Intelligence
The undersecretary was the first assistant secretary of defense for special operations/low-intensity conflict and interdependent capabilities. A U.S. Army Special ... «Department of Defense, Apr 15»
5
Obama nominates Szubin as Treasury undersecretary for terrorism …
He has been the acting undersecretary since February after Obama picked David Cohen to be deputy director of the CIA. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton and ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
6
Sandigan suspends DBM undersecretary, 9 others for pork graft
MANILA, Philippines–The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday ordered the suspension for 90 days of Budget Undersecretary for Operations Mario Relampagos and ... «Inquirer.net, Mar 15»
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Undersecretary Wright to Step Down in March
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2014 – Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Jessica L. Garfola Wright will step down from her position effective ... «Department of Defense, Dec 14»
8
US Senate approves new DOE science undersecretary
Orr, 67, would be the first person to occupy the new undersecretary slot, which Moniz created after a number of groups recommended revamping DOE's ... «Science Now, Dec 14»
9
Palace: Herbosa still health undersecretary
Health Undersecretary Ted Herbosa will continue his duties in the department. ... an undersecretary and that also applies to all of us presidential appointees. «Rappler, Nov 14»
10
Lazard's Weiss Selected as U.S. Treasury Undersecretary
As undersecretary for domestic finance, Weiss, 48, would coordinate policies on banking, debt financing, capital markets and regulation. The undersecretary ... «Bloomberg, Nov 14»

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