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Secretary of State
ˌSecretary of ˈState noun [C]
1 F0 (ALSO Secretary) in the UK, a Member of Parliament who is in charge of a government department: » She became Secretary of State for Education after spending three years as Environment Secretary.» Was the conference a success, Foreign Secretary?Thesaurus+: ↑Government ministers and civil servants2 F0 in the US, an important government official who has responsibility for relationships with the governments of other countries Thesaurus+: ↑United States politics and government |