Synonyms for "undersecretary" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

aldermanarchonbailieburghermasterburgomastercabinet membercabinet ministerchancellor

Strong matches (10)

city councilmancity fathercity managercommissarcommissionercouncillorcouncilmancouncilwomancounty commissionercounty supervisor

Related words (18)

elderheadmanindunalegislatorlord mayormagistratemairemayorministerminister of stateportreevereevesecretarysecretary of stateselectmansupervisorsyndicwarden

Related word relations

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secretary

derived from

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secretary

is a

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secretary

related to

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administratorcabinetdepartmentgovernment

Translations

18 translations across 14 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

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• 副部長 /副部长 noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Dutch

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• onderminister noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

French

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• sous-secrétaire noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Hungarian

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• államtitkár noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Indonesian

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• menteri muda noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Irish

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• fo-rúnaí noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Italian

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• sottosegretaria noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)
• sottosegretario noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)
• viceministro noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Japanese

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• 次官 noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Korean

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• 차관 noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Manx

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• fo-screeudeyr noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)
• lhiass-screeudeyr noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Russian

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• заммини́стра noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Spanish

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• subsecretario noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Tagalog

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• katuwang na kalihim noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)
• pangalawang kalihim noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Turkish

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• müsteşar noun (an administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The undersecretary was maintained in office by the political bosses.

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