undersecretary
美 [.ʌndər'sekrə.teri]
英 [.ʌndə(r)'sekrət(ə)ri]
- n.（英国）政务次官；次长；（美国）副部长
- 网络副国务卿；副局长；现任副局长
复数：undersecretaries
undersecretary
1. | （英国）政务次官(in Britain) a senior civil servant in charge of one part of a government department |
2. | （英国）副大臣，次长(in Britain) a junior minister who reports to the minister in charge of a government department |
3. | （美国）副部长，副国务卿(in the US) an official of high rank in a government department, directly below a member of a cabinet |