Search Result:secretary of state
Overview of noun secretary_of_state
The noun secretary of state has 3 senses
- Secretary of State -- (the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson")
- foreign minister, secretary of state -- (a government minister for foreign relations)
- Secretary of State -- (the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789")