undersecretary
noun
un·der·sec·re·tary
ˌən-dər-ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē 
-ˈse-kə-
variants
or under secretary
: a secretary immediately subordinate to a principal secretary
—often capitalized when used as a title
the British Undersecretary for India
the Under Secretary of the Treasury
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While in the past there was some direct overlap in the roles, today the undersecretary oversees a much broader portfolio of science and innovation offices.
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Byadrian Cho, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
Andrei Iancu served as the undersecretary of Commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2018 to 2021 and serves as board co-chair of the Council for Innovation Promotion.
—Andrei Iancu, Orange County Register, 1 Apr. 2024
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Byadrian Cho, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
Andrei Iancu served as the undersecretary of Commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2018 to 2021 and serves as board co-chair of the Council for Innovation Promotion.
—Andrei Iancu, Orange County Register, 1 Apr. 2024
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undersecretary
noun
un·der·sec·re·tary
ˌən-dər-ˈsek-rə-ˌter-ē
: a secretary right under a principal secretary
undersecretary of state
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