Interior Secretary
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- noun
- /ɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/
- Formal
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Secretario del Interior
- "Energy from sources like wind and solar has doubled since the president took office, and with today's milestone, we are laying a sustainable foundation to keep expanding our nation's domestic energy resources," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.
- Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt
Examples
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says new rules imposed after the BP spill have strengthened safety measures.
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The President announced his choice for the next Interior Secretary, highlighting her experience in environmental policy.
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Dear Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
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Then Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt sat down next to him and said, "So you're the one responsible for all this."
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The resources are here; we just can't move on it due to EPA regulations and the latest visit from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
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Earlier on Monday, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar disputed Transocean's claim that its safety record last year justified executives' safety bonuses.
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Wyoming's management plan, which was agreed to last year by Gov. Matt Mead and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, calls for the state to maintain at least 10 breeding pairs of wolves and at least 100 individual animals.
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White House officials said that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt had sewn up the nomination, and that Clinton's choice would be U.S. Appeals Court Judge Stephen Breyer.
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have signed a memorandum of understanding that encourages appropriate development of renewable energy projects on public lands set aside for defense-related purposes and other onshore and offshore areas near military installations.
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The Interior Secretary spoke about the importance of conserving natural resources during the conference.
Synonyms
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A government official in the US who leads the Department of the Interior and manages public lands and natural resources
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Interior' names a government department and 'secretary' denotes the senior official who heads a department, so a learner who knows both words can infer this refers to the head of the Department of the Interior. This head-word + title pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., 'Ministro del Interior') and the capitalization/context clarifies it is an official title rather than a literal spatial meaning.
Etymology
Interior Secretary comes from a simple image: a top government person who cares for the country's interior, its land, parks and natural resources, and acts like a secretary who plans and keeps the papers about those places. So the name means the leader 'in charge of managing and protecting federal land and natural resources'.