undersecretariat

[uhn-der-sek-ri-tair-ee-it, uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-]

noun

1. a department or section of a ministry of which an under secretary is in charge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undersecretariat¹

First recorded in 1945–50; under- + secretariat

Example Sentences

In Chile, the salmon industry is regulated by The Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture, a public body that is part of the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism.

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A state-run agency, the Turkish Defense Industries Undersecretariat, said in a statement on Friday that Turkey would buy at least one S-400 surface-to-air missile battery with the option of purchasing a second.

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The contract for the project has been finished, Turkey’s undersecretariat for defense industries said in a statement, and Turkey has sent a down payment for the $2.5 billion purchase.

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Two of the injured crew were Turkish and one was Nigerian, Anatolian quoted the Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat as saying.

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He told him to learn to fly, gave him the Undersecretariat of Air.

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