subsecretary

noun

sub·sec·re·tary | \ ˌsəb-ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē

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, -ˈse-kə-ˌter-, in rapid speech also -ˈsek-ˌter-, especially British -ˈse-k(r)ə-trē\

variants: or sub-secretary

plural subsecretaries or sub-secretaries

Definition of subsecretary

: a secretary who is subordinate to a another secretary subsecretary of war

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