WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈun•der ˌsec•re•tar•y or ˈun•derˌsec•re•tar•y, n. 
  1. Government[countable* often: Under Secretary or Undersecretary] a government official who ranks below a principal secretary.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un′der sec′retary, (often caps.)
  1. Governmentan official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet:Under Secretary of the Treasury.
Also, un′der•sec′re•tar•y. 
  • 1680–90

'under secretary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
undersecretariat

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