undersecretary

Questions

How do you pronounce undersecretary?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚsˈɛkɹɪtˌɛɹi/.

What does undersecretary mean?

An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet

Where does undersecretary come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English secretary English undersecretary From under- + secretary.

How to pronounce undersecretary

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