English > secretaryship: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The position of secretary / secretary. |
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| Narrower | Attorney General, Attorney General of the United States | The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief / chief law enforcement officer of the United States |
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| Secretary of Agriculture, Agriculture Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Agriculture |
| Secretary of Commerce, Commerce Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Commerce |
| Secretary of Commerce and Labor | head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913 |
| Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Defense |
| Secretary of Education, Education Secretary | The position of the head of the Education Department |
| Secretary of Energy, Energy Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Energy |
| Secretary of Health Education and Welfare | head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979 |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | The position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | The position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Secretary of Labor, Labor Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Labor |
| Secretary of State | The position of the head of the State Department |
| Secretary of Transportation, Transportation Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Transportation |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | The position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Secretary of War, War Secretary | head of a former executive department |
| Secretary of the Interior, Interior Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of the Interior |
| Secretary of the Navy, Navy Secretary | head of a former executive department |
| Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary | The position of the head of the Treasury Department |
| Broader | position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | A job in an organization |
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| Spanish | secretariado, secretaría |
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| Catalan | secretaria, secretariat |
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| Nouns | secretary | an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization |
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| secretary | a person who is head of an administrative department of government |
