subcabinet
adjective
sub·cab·i·net
ˌsəb-ˈkab-nit 
-ˈka-bə-
: of, relating to, or being a high administrative position in the U.S. government that ranks below the cabinet level
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The task force is co-chaired by Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, and Keith Hennessey, the assistant to the president for economic policy, and includes various Cabinet and subcabinet officials.
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Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2022
With Mitch McConnell, the king of obstruction, as the likely Senate majority leader, Biden will have to struggle to win approval of each Cabinet and subcabinet pick.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Dec. 2020
Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2022
With Mitch McConnell, the king of obstruction, as the likely Senate majority leader, Biden will have to struggle to win approval of each Cabinet and subcabinet pick.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Dec. 2020
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“Subcabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcabinet. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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