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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Rob Silvers, the board chair, is a Homeland Security undersecretary.
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Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 8 July 2024
Dujarric added that the U.N. undersecretary general for safety and security, Gilles Michaud, this week discussed the situation with COGAT, the Israeli agency responsible for occupied territories.
—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The offices of the undersecretary of defense for policy and the comptroller, for example, were each open for almost two years in total.
—Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
Peter Alberto, undersecretary for the ministry of wildlife, conservation, and tourism, said the government hopes the migration can become a point of pride and reshape how the world thinks of South Sudan.
—Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
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Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 8 July 2024
Dujarric added that the U.N. undersecretary general for safety and security, Gilles Michaud, this week discussed the situation with COGAT, the Israeli agency responsible for occupied territories.
—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The offices of the undersecretary of defense for policy and the comptroller, for example, were each open for almost two years in total.
—Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
Peter Alberto, undersecretary for the ministry of wildlife, conservation, and tourism, said the government hopes the migration can become a point of pride and reshape how the world thinks of South Sudan.
—Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 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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