Secretary of State

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of several senior government positions whose function varies from nation to nation.
The chief clerk of a U.S. state.

Equivalents

EspañolMinistro de Relaciones Exteriores Secretario de Estado

Françaissecrétaire d'État

DeutschStaatssekretär Staatssekretärin

11 more languages

العربيةوزير الخارجية

Češtinaministr zahraničí

Suomiulkoministeri valtiosihteeri

Magyarállamtitkár külügyminiszter miniszter

Italianosegretaria di Stato segretario di Stato

日本語国務長官

ქართულისაგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი სახელმწიფო მდივანი

Nederlandsminister van Buitenlandse Zaken

Русскийгоссекретарь госуда́рственный секрета́рь мини́стр иностра́нных дел

Svenskautrikesminister

Tiếng Việtngoại trưởng quốc vụ khanh

Examples

“When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft jumped into the state’s gubernatorial race ⟳ last ⟳ year, the Republican vowed to tackle a slew of culture war issues, promising to fight ⟳ the “woke politics” of “left-wing” banks and touting how he used his position to enact a regulation targeting those financial firms.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

secretary problem secretary spread secretary-general secretarybird secretaryess secretaryship

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