secretary of state
Noun
1. (in Britain) the head of a major government department
2. (in the US) the head of the government department in charge of foreign affairs
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| Noun | 1. | Secretary of State - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson" secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government |
| 2. |  secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relationsgovernment minister, minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" | |
| 3. | Secretary of State - the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789" secretaryship - the position of secretary United States Cabinet, US Cabinet - a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet |
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