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secretary of state
noun
the head and chief administrator of the U.S. Department of State.
British.any of several ministers in the British government.
A new secretary of state for the Home Department has been appointed.
(in the U.S.) the appointed or elected official in a state government whose chief function is to distribute statutes, administer elections, keep archives, etc.
secretary of state
noun
(in Britain) the head of any of several government departments
(in the US) the head of the government department in charge of foreign affairs ( State Department )
(in certain US states) an official with various duties, such as keeping records
secretary of state
The head of the United States Department of State and, as leading member of the cabinet, fourth in line of succession to the presidency. The secretary of state is charged with formulating American foreign policy and conducting relations with other nations.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of secretary of state1
Example Sentences
City Council, served in both chambers of the state Legislature and also as California’s secretary of state before becoming California’s first Latino U.S. senator.
The order also suspends visas for international students seeking exchange programmes and directs the secretary of state to consider revoking existing visas of students currently studying at the university.
A plane carrying 59 of them landed at an airport just outside Washington DC earlier this month, in a ceremonious greeting that included the deputy secretary of state.
In evidence last week, Prof Nurse said his letter had been "ignored" by the secretary of state for three months, before he received an "anodyne response" from another civil servant.
An application by campaigners for a full judicial review of the secretary of state's handling of the issue was rejected on Wednesday afternoon.
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