undersecretary

Universal Words noun (plural undersecretaries) 1 (in Britain) a senior CIVILSERVANT in charge of one part of a government department comparePERMANENTUNDERSECRETARY 2 (in Britain) a junior minister who reports to the minister in charge of a government department 3 (in the US) an official of high rank in a government department, directly below a member of a CABINET: an undersecretary of State for inter-American affairs