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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The lobbyist on the account is Brandon Lipps, former deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services at the Department of Agriculture and counsel and senior professional staff for the House Agriculture Committee.
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Kathi Vidal, the undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, flagged a flaw in Tesla cars, reported Fortune‘s Jenn Brice.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
After his defeat, Cisneros was appointed in 2021 as undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness in the Biden administration.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Foreign policy questions debate prep will also involve Grace Landrieu, policy director for the Harris campaign and a veteran of Democratic politics, and Brian Nelson, former undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the Treasury Department.
—Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Kathi Vidal, the undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, flagged a flaw in Tesla cars, reported Fortune‘s Jenn Brice.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
After his defeat, Cisneros was appointed in 2021 as undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness in the Biden administration.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Foreign policy questions debate prep will also involve Grace Landrieu, policy director for the Harris campaign and a veteran of Democratic politics, and Brian Nelson, former undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the Treasury Department.
—Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 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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