Energy Secretary
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- noun
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secretario de Energía
- And I know the Energy Secretary is working on a plan to help companies and individuals use energy more efficiently.
- Energy Secretary Richardson
- Energy Secretary Abraham
Examples
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She will be the principal adviser to Energy Secretary Hazel R. O'Leary, the department announced, "in the formulation of overall policy direction and planning."
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To quote Energy Secretary Steven Chu, "Exporting natural gas means wealth comes into the United States."
Blog text (21) -
Energy Secretary Richardson has suggested the administration is interested in pursuing this option.
Academic text (2000) -
Although Energy Secretary Richardson has expressed his belief that DOE will be able to take title of the spent fuel while it remains on-site at nuclear power plants around the country, he has also made clear that DOE cannot take such a step without authority from Congress.
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Even though other repository sites had been identified in Mississippi and Maine, Energy Secretary Abraham formally recommended the Nevada location to President George W. Bush in February 2002.
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Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, former Sen. John Warner, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be hitting the road soon to drum up support for a "clean energy standard" (CES).
Blog text (12) -
The Energy Secretary announced new regulations to promote clean energy initiatives.
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During the meeting, the Energy Secretary discussed strategies to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels.
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As Energy Secretary, she played a crucial role in shaping the national energy policy.
Synonyms
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A person who leads the United States Department of Energy and advises the president on energy and nuclear safety
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'energy' (the field/sector) with 'secretary' (a senior official heading a ministry), yielding the government official who leads the energy department. This head-of-department composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g. 'Minister of Energy'/'Energy Secretary'), so learners who know both constituent senses will readily infer this meaning, despite 'secretary' also having a different sense (assistant) in other contexts.
Etymology
Energy Secretary comes from joining energy (power and fuel) and secretary (a senior government official who runs a department). The image is of a person in charge of the nation's power and plans, so the title now means 'the government official in charge of the country's energy'.