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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Carson is a former congressman representing Oklahoma's 2nd District and served as acting undersecretary of Defense.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
But their requests have drawn resistance from undersecretary of defense for policy Elbridge Colby, who has long opposed moving US military assets from Asia to the Middle East, people sympathetic to each side of the argument told Semafor.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 June 2025
Mary Glackin, a former undersecretary at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the NWS' parent agency, says the weather service has been temporarily assigning employees to field offices around the country to cover staff shortages.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 3 June 2025
What to Know About the Pentagon Memo The Pentagon memo, signed by Timothy Dill, the acting undersecretary for personnel, follows recent book removals from military academies and significantly broadens the effort.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
But their requests have drawn resistance from undersecretary of defense for policy Elbridge Colby, who has long opposed moving US military assets from Asia to the Middle East, people sympathetic to each side of the argument told Semafor.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 June 2025
Mary Glackin, a former undersecretary at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the NWS' parent agency, says the weather service has been temporarily assigning employees to field offices around the country to cover staff shortages.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 3 June 2025
What to Know About the Pentagon Memo The Pentagon memo, signed by Timothy Dill, the acting undersecretary for personnel, follows recent book removals from military academies and significantly broadens the effort.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for undersecretary
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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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