un|der|sec|re|tar|y

un|der|sec|re|tar|y
un|der|sec|re|tar|y «UHN duhr SEHK ruh TEHR ee», noun, plural -tar|ies.
1. an official of a government department ranking just below the official who is at the head of it, or sometimes just below the official's deputy.
2. a subordinate secretary.

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