Definitions for secretary of state
sec·re·ta·ry of state

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Secretary of Statenoun

   the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State

   "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"

2. foreign minister, secretary of statenoun

   a government minister for foreign relations

3. Secretary of Statenoun

   the position of the head of the State Department

   "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"

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1. Secretary of Statenoun

   Any of several senior government positions whose function varies from nation to nation.

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1. Secretary of state

   The title secretary of state or state secretary is commonly used for senior or mid-level posts in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple secretaries of state in the government. In many countries, a secretary of state is a mid-level post. It is usually a politically appointed position, although in some countries, such as Germany and Sweden, it can be filled by a member of the executive bureaucracy (civil service) as a political appointment. In the Holy See, the administrative body of the Catholic Church, the Cardinal Secretary of State coordinates all the departments of the Roman Curia (and is thus equivalent to a prime minister). In the United Kingdom, a secretary of state is a member of the cabinet appointed by the Queen on the advice of the prime minister (and thus equivalent to a cabinet minister). The United States Secretary of State is the foreign minister of the federal government of the United States while in most of the individual U.S. states the secretary of state is an administrative officer responsible for certain governmental functions, often including overseeing elections.

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1. secretary of state

   The Secretary of State is a senior government official who is typically responsible for conducting foreign affairs and diplomacy. In some countries like the United States, this position is often equivalent to the country's foreign minister, overseeing international relations, negotiations, and treaties. The Secretary of State may also be involved in domestic affairs depending on the country's governmental structure. In the U.K, for example, there are numerous Secretaries of State who oversee different government departments. This role is usually appointed by the head of state or government.

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1. Secretary of State

   Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government. In many countries, a Secretary of State is a mid-level post. It is usually a politically appointed position, although in some countries, such as Germany and Sweden, it can be filled by a member of the executive bureaucracy as a political appointment. In the Holy See, there is one Secretary of State, who coordinates all the departments of the Roman Curia. In the United Kingdom a Secretary of State is a member of the Cabinet appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. In the Federal Government of the United States of America, there is one Secretary of State, the most senior political appointee responsible for foreign policy.

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How to pronounce secretary of state?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say secretary of state in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of secretary of state in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of secretary of state in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of secretary of state in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   No, but I will say this: These health issues matter a lot, no matter what line of work one is in, i was traveling all over the world as Secretary of State, and it does matter that you have both the physical and mental capacity to take on the tasks that are in front of you.

2. Laura Ingraham:

   They have always been planning to run Hillary as president so the idea of Hillary being secretary of state and the Clinton Foundation getting donations from groups and countries including those in the Middle East that had a vested interest in turning policy a certain way, that goes to the very heart of the public’s concern about corruption in government.

3. Eric Tanenblatt:

   When you're a secretary of state in a state and all of the sudden you become a nationally known figure in a squabble with the President of the United States, that doesn't put you in a positive light.

4. Bob Jones:

   I take serious issue when somebody who's done a little non-fighting time in Iraq, and is not a Middle East or Islamic scholar, claims to know better than our President and Secretary of State how to fathom the motivations of terrorists, or how to refer to them beyond the term that best describes them -- terrorists.

5. The President:

   When you start getting to the point where you are actively communicating that the United States government and our secretary of state is somehow spinning presentations in a negotiation with a foreign power, particularly one that you say is your enemy, that's a problem, it needs to stop.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=secretary of state
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=secretary of state