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Secretary of State

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌSecretary of ˈState noun (plural Secretaries of State) [countable]  1 (also Secretary) the head of an important department in the British government 〔英国政府的〕大臣 the Secretary of State for Transport 交通大臣2. the head of the US government department that deals with the US’s relations with other countries 〔美国政府的〕国务卿
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Secretary of StateIs the Secretary of State required by law to adopt the judicial view of the tariff?However, its appearance in June 1975 did not immediately bring about any action on the part of the Secretary of State.Those terms of reference seem to suit the Secretary of State down to the ground.What advice would the Secretary of State offer that young lady, apart from consulting the job seekers charter?
ˌSecretary of ˈState nounChineseSyllable
the important Corpus in the of department an head


Secretary of State
ˌSecretary of ˈState noun (plural Secretaries of State) [countable]
1. (also Secretary) the head of an important department in the British government:
    the Secretary of State for Transport
2. the head of the US government department that deals with the US’s relations with other countries


Secretary of StateBrE /ˌsekrətri əv ˈsteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsekrəteri əv ˈsteɪt/ 🔊 noun (also Sec·re·tary) (in Britain) the head of an important government department (英国)大臣the Secretary of State for Education教育大臣the Education Secretary教育大臣the Foreign Secretary外交大臣(in the US) the head of the government department that deals with foreign affairs (美国)国务卿