- 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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Mick Mulroy, a former assistant undersecretary of defence for the Middle East at the Pentagon, said any link between pausing Project Freedom and a possible peace deal remains murky.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of defense for policy, wrote that it’s in the national interest to “seek to reduce civilian harm to the degree possible.”
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
Emil Michael, the undersecretary of war, wrote on X Thursday that he agreed mass surveillance was unlawful, and the Department of Defense “would never do it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Luke Lindberg, the U.S. undersecretary of agriculture for trade and foreign affairs, said the biggest win from the Malaysia deal was the government’s commitment to recognizing America’s food safety system for meat, dairy and poultry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
“Enjoy yourself in the market,” shouted back the undersecretary.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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