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under secretary

American

[uhn-der-sek-ri-ter-ee] / ˈʌn dərˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i /

Or undersecretary

noun

(often initial capital letters)

an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet.

Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Etymology

Origin of under secretary

First recorded in 1680–90

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under secretary

Emil Michael, under secretary for research and engineering, has led the Defense Department’s negotiations with Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

On Friday, Sarah Rogers, the State Department under secretary for public diplomacy, said Deranque's killing showed "why we treat political violence -- terrorism -- so harshly".

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

The MP, who is also under secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice, said the Spanish police had "ruled Nathan's death as accidental and closed his case with little investigation or support".

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

"You don't want your next deputy under secretary of the Treasury to go work for a lobbyist for four years,' Fagan said. "You want them to be doing policy planning.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

The man, who, I imagine, was a kind of under secretary, made a low bow, and motioned me to follow him, which I did gladly, being both hungry and tired.

From My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France by Hayens, Herbert

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