Secretary of State

noun phrase

: the head of the U.S. government department that is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries

: the head of one of several important departments of the British government

the Secretary of State for Home Affairs

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Francis Pym, the Secretary of State for Defence, suggested building a monument to Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India, opposite the Cenotaph instead. —

Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025 Former Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston was sworn in Wednesday morning as the state's new treasurer. —

Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025 In July, a federal appeals court had ruled that the FEC should have investigated coordination between a super PAC and the 2016 presidential campaign for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which counted Elias as its general counsel. —

Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024 State offices, such as the Secretary of State, will be closed and state employees will get the day off. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Secretary of State

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