(under-secretaries)
Note: in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use 'undersecretary'
An ~ is a senior official with an important post in a government department.
...Under-Secretary of State Reginald Bartholomew.
N-COUNT
(under-secretaries)
Note: in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use 'undersecretary'
An ~ is a senior official with an important post in a government department.
...Under-Secretary of State Reginald Bartholomew.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012