Treasury Secretary
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/
- Formal
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Secretario del Tesoro (EE. UU.)
- As the Treasury Secretary, she was responsible for managing the nation's finances and economic strategies.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary
- former Treasury Secretary
- Treasury Secretary said
And in that process of the gold leaving in this crisis, Nixon directed his Treasury Secretary to close the gold window,
- And in that process of the gold leaving in this crisis, Nixon directed his Treasury Secretary to close the gold window,
- Yell it's Yellen is coming in as the Fed or, or Treasury Secretary.
- Larry Fink is or actually before that, you know, Larry Fink is often talked about being the Treasury Secretary for Obama, for Biden, for Hillary.
- And by the way, you mentioned it before, Janet Yellen here we have the head of the Bankster Gang as our Treasury Secretary.
Examples
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Prior to his successful stint as Treasury Secretary, Regan had been an executive at the investment firm of Merrill Lynch.
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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers raises a broad concern with SWFs.
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I was the U.S. Treasury Secretary.
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Did you confirm my meeting with the Treasury Secretary?
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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers wrote in the Financial Times on 25 August 2008:
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As he announced this new fund, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke of security.
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But he could not persuade either FDR or the Treasury Secretary, Henry Morgenthau, to go along with changes in the process.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, for example, proposed a cap last year that would limit capital flows.
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I am interested in anyone's comments on Paul O'Neill, former Treasury Secretary and Chairman of ALCOA.
Blog text (21) -
The U.S. Treasury Secretary has likewise launched a "blueprint" for a radical overhaul of the regulatory system.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.2
A government official who manages a country's money, taxes and spending
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3.7
A government person who manages a country's money, taxes, and spending
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4.1
The head of the United States department that manages national money and financial policy
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7.8
A senior government official who manages the country's money and taxes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'Treasury' (the government finance department) + 'secretary' (a senior official heading a ministry), so a learner who knows both words can infer this is the official in charge of the Treasury. This title formation is common across languages and follows a standard compositional pattern (department + head), making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Treasury Secretary comes from old images: a treasury was the room where a ruler kept money and treasure, and a secretary was a trusted person who kept records and looked after those things. So, the name gives the idea of 'the person in charge of the government's money', which is why today the Treasury Secretary is the official who manages the country's finances.