under secretary
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of under secretary
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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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
When the Conservatives won the 1979 election, Margaret Thatcher appointed Tebbit as an under secretary of state at the Department of Trade.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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 latter came out after a while, an under secretary of perhaps twenty-eight years of age, short and stout.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
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