secretary
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/
- UK
- Here is former transportation secretary and Rhodes Scholar Pete Buttigieg.
- secretary of state
- secretary of defense
- secretary of the Treasury
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, you know, so I and I would personally applaud Secretary Kerry for pursuing it.
- And, you know, so I and I would personally applaud Secretary Kerry for pursuing it.
- Next up, we have Scott Besson, the Secretary of Treasury.
- So the new secretary of the VA lots of stuff to work on.
- Then we heard from my first guest tonight, Secretary Hillary Clinton, who saluted.
- I remember years ago I met with the late Secretary Schultz.
- Simonovich to the stage to read the secretary general's speech.
- Let's play this clip from Transportation Secretary Duffy.
- We've had four female permanent secretaries leave the civil service in the last few months.
- I turned over that battalion to the guy who is now secretary, Secretary of State.
- Albright, who was the secretary of, of state, walks out with the ambassador.
- On Border War, we were embedded by Secretary Chertoff.
Examples
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Like several past education secretaries, she has neither taught at nor led an educational institution.
Academic text (2017) -
Next up, we have Scott Besson, the Secretary of Treasury.
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This comes as the White House press secretary appears to have trouble understanding English.
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"The president and his defense secretary wait for the room to clear out."
Fiction book (1992) -
Mr. President, the secretary of state is in Vietnam.
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In the course of time, he became the secretary of the Jerusalem Workers Council.
Fiction book (1993) -
This was a day when the cabinet secretary had just stepped down.
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Madam Secretary, Have you spoken to the President about this at all?
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We'll be right back with Transportation Secretary Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
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The secretary of state will discuss the new policies at the press conference.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
A senior government official who leads a department
530
5.1
A person who manages a government department or public service
160
6.0
A person who manages an organization or its department, often in police and schools
135
3.2
A person elected or appointed to carry out government work
29
4.5
A senior person who manages a government department
26
3.0
A person who leads a department in a company or school
16
8.0
A senior official in government or the police who leads a region
14
5.0
A senior government official who is part of the cabinet and leads a government department
6
7.3
An important government official in charge of a department who coordinates other departments
1
4.4
A person who manages office work and makes official decisions in a government or large organization
Compounds
- Formal
504
3.7
A government leader who handles a country's relations with other countries
- Formal
151
4.6
The person in the United States government who is in charge of the military and advises the President
- Formal
88
3.9
The main official who leads an international organisation like the United Nations
- Formal
69
4.1
A senior government official who manages a country's money and economy
- Formal
18
5.3
A government official who leads a department that manages a nation's money and financial policy
18
4.2
A government official who leads the United States Department of Commerce
- Formal
17
3.9
A government official in charge of national education policy and schools
16
3.7
A government leader who runs the Department of Energy and plans how the country uses energy
- Formal
16
4.0
The official who leads the United States Department of Labor and advises the president
- Archaic
15
6.0
Leader of the United States Navy department before 1947 in charge of its operations
- Formal
14
4.1
The head of the United States Department of Education who oversees national education policy
- Archaic
13
8.6
Person in charge of the United States Army until 1947 when the job moved to the Secretary of Defense
- Formal
13
3.5
A government official who leads the department that deals with jobs and work rules
- Formal
12
4.6
A government official who leads the United States department that promotes trade and industry
- Formal
10
4.6
A person who leads the United States Department of Energy and advises the president on energy and nuclear safety
10
3.7
A person who leads the United States department that runs public health and social services programs
- Formal
10
5.1
A US government official who manages and protects federal lands and resources
- Formal
9
4.6
A person who leads the United States government department that plans and runs the country's transport
- Formal
9
3.2
A senior government minister who leads a country's foreign relations
- Formal
8
6.1
A government official in the US who leads the Department of the Interior and manages public lands and natural resources
- Formal
8
4.4
A government official in charge of the country's farming policy
- Formal
8
4.6
A United States government official who leads the Department of Transportation and makes national transport rules
- Literature
7
4.6
A senior government minister who leads the Home Office and handles security, law and immigration
6
7.3
An important government official in charge of a department who coordinates other departments
- Formal
5
3.9
A government minister who leads the department that makes farming policy
- Formal
5
4.1
The head of the United States department that manages national money and financial policy
5
5.2
A person who arranges and answers social invitations and plans events and appointments
4
5.0
The head of the United States government department for housing and cities
- Formal
4
3.6
A senior government official who leads a national education department and sets policy
- Formal
3
6.3
The government leader of the United States Department of the Navy before 1947
3
4.9
The person who leads the United States government department that helps people who used to be in the military
- Formal
2
8.9
A government official who led the United States Department of War before 1947
1
7.7
A person who led the United States government department for health and education from 1953 to 1979
- South African
1
8.4
A large African bird with long legs and feathers on its head that walks to hunt snakes and small animals
A senior British minister who leads the Home Office and deals with security, immigration, and law and order
1
8.4
A person who led the United States department that handled business and worker affairs before 1913
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Secretary comes from the Latin root secret meaning 'secret' or 'private'. It began as a title for someone close to a ruler who handled private affairs, and that trust explains why a government 'Secretary' is a senior official who manages important departments.