under-secretary

n 1 person who is directly subordinate to a government official who has the title of `secretary' 副大臣; 副部长; 次长; 副国务卿. 2 (Brit) senior civil servant in charge of a government department 次官（政府部长的副职）: be Parliamentary under-secretary to the Treasury 当财政部政务次官.

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