| 单词 | secretary of state |
| 释义 | Secretary of StateWord forms: plural Secretaries of State 1. countable noun In the United States, the Secretary of State is the head of the government department which deals with foreign affairs. 2. countable noun In Britain, the Secretary of State for a particular government department is the head of that department. ...the Secretary of State for Education. [+ for] secretary of state in British Englishnoun 1. (in Britain) the head of any of several government departments 2. (in the US) the head of the government department in charge of foreign affairs (State Department) 3. (in certain US states) an official with various duties, such as keeping records Secretary of State in American English1. the head of the State Department and senior official of the Cabinet, who is the president's chief foreign-policy advisor 2. a state official having various administrative duties Examples of 'secretary of state' in a sentence |
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