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secretary of state

or Secretary of State

noun

  1. the head and chief administrator of the U.S. Department of State. Compare foreign minister.
  2. British. any of several ministers in the British government:

    A new secretary of state for the Home Department has been appointed.

  3. (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

  1. (in Britain) the head of any of several government departments
  2. (in the US) the head of the government department in charge of foreign affairs ( State Department )
  3. (in certain US states) an official with various duties, such as keeping records
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

secretary of state

  1. 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.
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Origin of secretary of state1

First recorded in 1610–20
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"I would appeal to the secretary of state to do the right thing."

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The term for Arizona’s secretary of state, currently a Democrat, ends in 2027.

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It claims that the secretary of state has authority under what the Associated Press calls “a seldom-invoked statute… to revoke visas of noncitizens who could be considered a threat to foreign policy interests.”

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Now, the president has fired the U.S. archivist, replacing a professional academic with Marco Rubio, despite his duties as secretary of state.

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The secretary of state called student activists "lunatics" and claimed that his department will continue to revoke visas "every day."

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