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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Elbridge Colby, Trump’s pick for undersecretary of defense for policy, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday in a 54-45 vote.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
Per the Japan Times, Elbridge Colby, Trump's nominee for undersecretary of defense policy, has been making similar statements about Japanese and Taiwanese protection as Trump has about NATO.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The blackout affected the northern Arica and Parinacota regions to the southern Los Lagos region, according to an X post by the undersecretary of the interior.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The Pentagon’s plans to possibly restructure its combatant commands and the leadership of NATO could come up when the Senate Armed Services Committee meets to vote on Trump’s nomination of Elbridge Colby to serve as undersecretary of Defense for policy.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
Per the Japan Times, Elbridge Colby, Trump's nominee for undersecretary of defense policy, has been making similar statements about Japanese and Taiwanese protection as Trump has about NATO.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The blackout affected the northern Arica and Parinacota regions to the southern Los Lagos region, according to an X post by the undersecretary of the interior.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The Pentagon’s plans to possibly restructure its combatant commands and the leadership of NATO could come up when the Senate Armed Services Committee meets to vote on Trump’s nomination of Elbridge Colby to serve as undersecretary of Defense for policy.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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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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