Secretary Secretary /ˈsek.rə.təri/ aep /-ter.i/ noun [C]
1 F0 UK a SECRETARY OF STATE(Cf. ↑Secretary of State): » the Foreign Secretary» the Home SecretaryThesaurus+: ↑Government ministers and civil servants2 F0 US the head of a government department, chosen by the president and not a member of a law-making group: » the Secretary of Health and Human ServicesThesaurus+: ↑United States politics and government |