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undersecretariat

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[uhn-der-sek-ri-tair-ee-it, uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-] / ˌʌn dərˌsɛk rɪˈtɛər i ɪt, ˈʌn dərˌsɛk rɪˌtɛr- /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of undersecretariat

First recorded in 1945–50; under- + secretariat

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At the Hunt Club he met Count Roberto Pinelli, member of the undersecretariat of the Ministry of War.

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