secretary of state

Noun

Meaning

a government minister for foreign relations

the position of the head of the State Department

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

foreign minister foreign secretary secretary minister chancellor mayor alderman politician elder Home Secretary undersecretary cabinet minister minister of state political leader Foreign Ministry
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Antonyms

figurehead

Hypernyms

secretary minister secretaryship government minister

Examples

the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789 Source: Internet

the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson Source: Internet

Aaron Blake of the suggested the numbers were likely drawn up based on "estimated voter" data released from the Minnesota Secretary of State in the days after the election. Source: Internet

2000s President Sullivan speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in front of The Rotunda in 2013 Due to a continual decline in state funding for the university, today only 6 percent of its budget comes from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Source: Internet

Abroad, a new trend of aggressive American influence emerged, evident in Secretary of State James G. Blaine 's expressed belief that all of Central and South America would some day fall to the US. Source: Internet

A day earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Hong Kong no longer qualified for special treatment under U.S. law, potentially dealing a crushing blow to its status as a major financial hub. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development secretary of justice Secretary of Labor Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Navy