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单词 undersecretary
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undersecretary
noun[C]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈsek.rə.tər.i/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈsek.rə.ter.i/
apersonwhoworksfor and has aslightlylowerrankthan thesecretary(=personincharge)of agovernmentdepartment:
副部长；次长；政务次官；副国务卿
She's Undersecretary ofStatefor Foreign Affairs.她是负责外交事务的副国务卿。
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(Definition ofundersecretaryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

undersecretary| American Dictionary

undersecretary
noun[C]
us
/ˌʌn·dərˈsek·rɪˌter·i/
anofficialin agovernmentdepartmentwho is onerankbelow thehighestofficial:
Ms. Wilkiestartedout as undersecretary ofeducation, the department's No. 2job.
(Definition ofundersecretaryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofundersecretary

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These men - assistant commissioners, undersecretaries, inspectors - were the by-product of the fledgling but growing state bureaucracy.
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There is nothing like giving anundersecretaryor assistant secretary a straight responsibility to make him go off and do his homework.
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Very senior officers—those of the rank of deputyundersecretaryor above—have an entitlement to travel in a superior class by virtue of their grade.
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The appointment was approved by the permanentundersecretaryof state.
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From that, right down the scale, from permanent undersecretaries downwards, there are to be corresponding increases.
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I made that suggestion to the permanentundersecretary, who did not disagree with it.
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If that were ever to be so, we should have gone along the way to government by undersecretaries, with responsibility allocated to them alone.
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Those participating in the work of the task forces include officials ofundersecretary, assistant secretary, principal and equivalent grades.
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It is headed by the chief scientist, whereas each of the other major sources has anundersecretaryas its head.
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Let them not be overridden all the time by secretaries, principal secretaries and undersecretaries saying that they cannot do this or that.
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An advertisement for oneundersecretarypost has appeared recently.
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How many of the civil servants so dispersed have been of assistant secretary orundersecretarygrade, because these are, after all, the policymakers?
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Was the performance of thisundersecretaryassessed?
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This applies not only to the industries themselves but to the civil servants at deputy-secretary andundersecretarylevel who will be called upon to handle the affairs of the industry.
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How do permanent undersecretaries view their role?
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