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Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. (pl. -ies) a subordinate official, esp. a junior minister or senior civil servant.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
(under-secretaries) Note: in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use 'undersecretary' An under-secretary is a senior official with an important post in a government department. ...Under-Secretary of State Reginald Bartholomew. N-COUNT
