- a variation of under secretary.
undersecretary
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any of various senior civil servants in certain government departments
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short for undersecretary of state: any of various high officials subordinate only to the minister in charge of a department
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(in the US) a high government official subordinate only to the secretary in charge of a department
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“The F/A-XX is a critical pillar in our commitment to maintaining peace through strength,” Michael Duffey, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
During my years in uniform and later as undersecretary of the Army, I came to understand that national security depends on far more than military strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Pentagon Papers: New court documents show in detail the uneasy back-and-forth between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Emil Michael, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“The main objective here really is to make the American and allied supply chain for these critical minerals more robust and more resilient,” David Fitzgerald, the deputy undersecretary of the Army, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“How many times must I tell you not to bite off more than you can chew?” snapped the undersecretary, patting the distressed earl on the back.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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