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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New cases slowed in the summer, when dairy cows move around less, partly due to heat and partly because demand for milk drops during the summer, when school is out, Dr. Eric Deeble, deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at the US Department of Agriculture, said in August.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Elizabeth Allen, most recently an undersecretary at the State Department, will be chief of staff for Harris' running mate, who has not yet been chosen.
—Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Julio Garro, Argentina’s undersecretary of sport, said on Argentine radio that national team captain Lionel Messi and Argentinian Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia should apologize.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 19 July 2024
Instead, the draft order appears to have originated from the office of William Luti, the deputy undersecretary of defense for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs.
—Garrett M. Graff, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2023
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Elizabeth Allen, most recently an undersecretary at the State Department, will be chief of staff for Harris' running mate, who has not yet been chosen.
—Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Julio Garro, Argentina’s undersecretary of sport, said on Argentine radio that national team captain Lionel Messi and Argentinian Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia should apologize.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 19 July 2024
Instead, the draft order appears to have originated from the office of William Luti, the deputy undersecretary of defense for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs.
—Garrett M. Graff, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2023
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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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