secretary of state

Definition of Secretary Of State in English :

1. secretary of state

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State

Example Sentences:
'the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson'

2. foreign minister, secretary of state

a government minister for foreign relations

3. secretary of state

the position of the head of the State Department

Example Sentences:
'the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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

1.

the head of the State Department and senior official of the Cabinet, who is the president's chief foreign-policy advisor

2.

a state official having various administrative duties

n. pl. secretaries of state

1.

a. The president's chief advisor for foreign policy, head of the US State Department, and senior Cabinet official.

b. A state official who advises the governor on policy issues.

2. A high-ranking administrative official in a nation's government.