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Home Secretary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌHome ˈSecretary noun [countable]  PGOthe British government minister who is in charge of the Home Office 〔英国的〕内政大臣 Foreign Secretary
Examples from the Corpus
Home SecretaryAh well, maybe Kenneth Clarke, the new Home Secretary, will talk more sense.There are moves to have the chief constables of the new forces appointed directly by the Home Secretary instead of local police authorities.Has the Home Secretary considered exercising his powers of a posthumous pardon in this case?The parliamentary debate on the Report showed the Home Secretary adopting a two-pronged strategy in his response.The review was commissioned by Jack Straw, the Home Secretary.The Home Secretary accordingly circulated a further paper on 28 July.
ˌHome ˈSecretary nounChineseSyllable
in is who Corpus charge minister British government of the


Home Secretary
ˌHome ˈSecretary noun [countable]
the British government minister who is in charge of the Home Office ⇨ Foreign Secretary


Home SecretaryBrE /ˌhəʊm ˈsekrətri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhoʊm ˈsekrəteri/ 🔊 nounthe British government minister in charge of the Home Office (英国)内政大臣